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The quickest way to change your child’s behaviour is to first change your own.

Children fare better when expectations on them are clear and firm.

Many clinicians find it easier to tell parents their child has a brain-based disorder than suggest parenting changes. Jennifer Harris (psychiatrist)

"The thing that impresses me most about North America is the way parents obey their children"    (King Edward VII , 1841-1910)

Parenting style matters - a lot!

Early intervention is always better than crisis management - but it is never too late to do the right thing.

Being a parent of a teenager can cure a person of narcissism.

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

Good parenting requires sacrifice. Childhood lasts for only a few brief years , but it should be given priority while it is passing before your eyes

"Parents aren't the cause of ADHD, but they are part of the solution." (Kenny Handleman, M.D.)

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Single Parents

 

SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES
Single parent families occur because of:
            1. separation / divorce
            2. unwed mothers
            3. death of a spouse
            4. adoption / fostering by a single
            5. non participating spouse
Whatever the family history, all single parents take on a challenging responsibility of raising their children alone. It’s difficult enough for 2 parents with a solid marriage and stable finances to parent. Being a single parent may be the most challenging job in the universe:
            – earning a living
            – fixing meals
            – caring for kids
            – helping with homework
            – cleaning the house
            – paying the bills
            – repairing the car
            – handling insurance
            – changing diapers
            – doing the banking
            – taking the kids to the doctor / dentist
            – bathing the preschooler
            – doing the income tax
            – laundry, laundry and more laundry
            – shopping
            – reading a story
            – going to soccer practice
            – cutting the grass
            – tucking in a night
            – etc.
            – etc.
            – etc.
            everyday – all year long is exhausting, back breaking work.

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Workshops

+ Behaviour Management (now available online)

This full day or 2 evening workshop will introduce you […]

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+ A Parent’s Guide to the Teenage Brain

  A teenager’s brain is not just an adult 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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Contact

2720 Rath Street, Putnam, Ontario
NOL 2BO

Phone: (519) 485-4678
Fax: (519) 485-0281

Email: info@rickharper.ca

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Parents' Comments

“Implementing Rick’s techniques and adhering to them is exhausting, but it is a healthy exhaustion rather than the detrimental exhaustion I used to experience.”

(B.F. – Woodstock)