WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
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Issue: Childhood Development
Host: Cathy Jacobs
Engineer: Amy Browne
Program Topic: Children’s behaviors
Key Discussion Points:
a) Punishing behavior is a temporary fix.
b) Behaviors are signs of met or unmet needs.
c) Adults’ needs must be met before they can address children’s needs.
d) (Some specific ideas for responding to challenging behaviors.)
Guest:
Bonnie Harris, author of Confident Parents,Remarkable Kids and When Kids Push Your Buttons
Call In Program: Yes
Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Mirroring & Modeling
What is meant by mirroring? What are some things that children might see in parent’s eyes? Why is positive modeling important? How can parents change their negative parenting habits?
Guest: Bonnie Harris, author of When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (and What You Can Do About It) and Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids
Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs
Topic: Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids
What are the 8 principles outlined in Bonnie Harris’ book? How does our perception shift when we see a child as having a problem, not being a problem? What is connective communication?
Guest: Bonnie Harris, specialist in parenting and child behavior, and author of two books for parents, the most recent entitled Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids. Bonnie talks about her eight principles for “raising kids you’ll love to live with,” one of which is “My child’s greatest need is acceptance.”
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