Resources for Parenting a Spirited Child and Understanding Challenging Behaviour
DPSN offers workshops that can help:
- Calming the Storm: Self-Regulation Strategies for Your Intense or Emotional Child
- The Power of Labels: Turn Your Child's Challenging Behaviours into Assets
- Supporting Your Child to Manage BIG Emotions
- Taming the Dragon: Anger and Stress Management
- Why Is My Child Acting Like This? Understanding and Defusing Challenging Behaviour
Check the Workshops page to see
what workshops are being offered at this time.
For local resources, visit the MyDufferin directory of services.
General Resources
Specific Topics
Articles
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Books
The Explosive Child
Dr. Ross Greene
Ain't Misbehavin'
Alyson Schafer
Raising Your Spirited Child
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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Websites
- Lives in the Balance (Dr. Ross Greene) includes a number or two-minute parenting videos,
as well as detailed information about the Proactive and Collaborative Solutions (CPS) to prevent explosions.
- Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, the author of Raising Your Spirited Child. Her blog offers
solutions to challenges that parents of spirited children face.
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Self-Regulation
Helpful Websites
- How Can We Help Kids with Self-Regulation by
Child Mind Institute. Visit their website for a wealth of information about mental health.
- "I hate
you": What you can do to help your child manage big emotions. April 2019.
- Lives in the Balance includes a number of two-minute parenting videos, handouts, and detailed
information about the Proactive and Collaborative Solutions (CPS) model to prevent explosions.
- Plant Love Grow offers tools
and resources for parents and teachers.
- Dr. Stuart Shankar of The Mehrit Centre:
Self-Regulation, a Parent's Guide. In addition, a section of the Mehrit Centre
website is specifically for parents. It offers an ever-growing number of printable
information sheets, infographics, video library and more.
Downloadable Information Sheets
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Sensory Issues
- Carol Stock Kranowitz is the author of The Out-of-Sync
Child and several other books about sensory processing disorder. Her website includes several articles and resources.
- Tips for Going Places with
Sensory Challenged Kids—Rae Jacobson, Child Mind Institute
- Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World by Sharon Heller
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