Karen DeBolt
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Helping families struggling with chaos at home to have happy, successful lives. Expert
Karen DeBolt Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Parenting, divorce, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Social Skills, Aspergers
- Best Sellers
- Better Behavior Without Stress
- Career Focus
- Parent Coach and Family Therapist
- Affiliation
- CHADD
Karen DeBolt is a Parent Coach and Family Therapist and author of the new book, "Better Behavior Without Stress" available on Amazon.com. Karen has a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and three master teachers, her three children. Visit her website http://www.counselingformoms.com and receive the free chapter from the book when you sign up for the monthly Calm the Chaos Newsletter.
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Social Skills: Collaborative Problem solving
He made me do it! There’s a battle going on and by the time you get to the next room something is broken and two kids are angry. After a bit of detective work you figure out who did what. The problem is that the usual suspect is blaming bis brother for his own bad behavior. . .again! He made me do it! He made me mad! Sigh. .
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Setting Expectations for Success
When I was about 10 years old, my mother handed me a can of comet and told me to clean the bathroom. Well, she never actually told me how to clean, but somehow she thought that I already knew just from watching her do it. So I went in the bathroom and sprinkled comet everywhere and then used my hand to scrub out the sink and rinse as much of the blue off as I could. Needless to say, it wasn’t the most perfect job.
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Creating an Environment of Success
My son is getting ready to move up to middle school next year. This is a big deal for any child, but for someone who is already struggling with school, it is an especially stressful time. He referred to school recently as “Six hours of complete misery.” Add to that, the fact that he is starting to be aware of how he is different from other kids and what it means to have “Asperger’s Syndrome” and well. . .it’s been a tough couple of months for him and us. One of the things that we did to help him cope with the transition is to go take a tour of the new school.
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Motivate Your Child To Do Chores
Motivate your child to do chores I have heard from several readers in the last few days asking about how to motivate a child to do things they don't want to do. Chores, homework, and even specialized classes were mentioned. It's an interesting question. Nobody really loves ...
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Love Your Child To Better Behavior
In the book, "The Five Love Languages For Children" Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, the authorsn describe five ways to show love. Apparently, eachn of us has a preference for receiving love in an particular way. Discovering your child’s preferencesn gives you a big advantage and ...
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Sibling Combat: Let's Call A Truce!
Summer time is traditionally a time of backyardn barbeques, swimming at the public pool, eating watermelonn and . . .nn beating up your pesty little brother. Okay Okay, not exactly your idea of an ideal summe pastime? Mine either! Yet, unstructured summer playn times and ...
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ADHD And Transitions: How To Avoid Meltdowns
Struggling with transitions is something that seems ton affect most kids with ADHD. Actually, it affects adults n too if we think about it. Our family went camping lastn week. We had great weather the whole time until the lastn night. Yep, it started to rain in August! I normally loven our ...
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