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You cannot reason with someone who is being unreasonable.

Relationships matter:  change comes through forming trusting relationships. People, not programs change people.

Whining and crying are employed by kids for the purpose of getting something. If it works, then it was worth the effort and will be repeated.

Children mimic well. They catch what they see better than they follow what they hear.

It's more effective to reward your child for being "good" (appropriate) than to punish him for being "bad" (inappropriate).

Parents are the external regulator for kids who cannot regulate themselves.

Parenting style matters - a lot!

Children do not develop on their own - they only develop within relationships.

Setting limits teaches your children valuable skills they will use the rest of their lives. One day, they will report to a job where their ability to follow rules will dictate their success.

Don't wait for him to turn 10 before you reveal that you are not in fact the hired help whose job it is to clean up after him.

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Facial Features of FASD

Individuals with full blown FASD display characteristic facial features:

  1. short palpebral fissures (separation between the upper and lower eyelids)
  2. flat midface
  3. short nose
  4. indistinct philtrum (the depression between the nose and upper lip bordered by ridges)
  5. thin upper lip

Associated facial features:

  1. epicanthal folds of the upper eyelid (from the nose to the inner side of the eyebrow)
  2. low nasal bridge
  3. minor ear anomalies
  4. micrognathia (small lower jaw)

Many individuals diagnosed with FASD do not display these facial characteristics.

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+ Behaviour Management (now available online)

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+ A Parent’s Guide to the Teenage Brain

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+ Reading Rescue

A program for children with reading problems

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+ A Guided Tour of ADHD (now available online)

This workshop will present the facts, myths, misconceptions, controversy and […]

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