What is Your Child Communicating?
Do you wonder what your child is trying to communicate through their behavior? All behavior is communication. Children don’t do things...
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Samantha Foote, MM, NMT, MT-BC
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Parenting Through the Holidays
Happy Holidays! Today I will be talking about how to help your kids through the holidays. This time of year is an exciting time for kids...
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Samantha Foote, MT-BC
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Focus on Solutions
Focusing on solutions is all about brainstorming options so the next time a problem comes up children feel capable of solving it.
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Samantha Foote, MT-BC
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
How Can Routines Create a Peaceful Home?
Routines help eliminate power struggles and give all family members ways to belong and contribute to the family.
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Samantha Foote, MT-BC
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Encouragement vs Praise
Children want to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance. Encouragement helps them attain that belonging and acceptance.
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Samantha Foote, MT-BC
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
How Can I Connect With My Child?-Connection Before Correction
Really listen. Stop doing whatever you are doing and give your child your full attention. Get on your child’s level and listen to them.
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Samantha Foote
- Oct 20, 2017
- 4 min
How to Facilitate Family Meetings
Family meetings are a great way to involve all the family members in the logistics of the family. In family meetings, family members can...
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Samantha Foote
- Oct 13, 2017
- 3 min
How Do I Improve My Listening Skills?
The first strategy to improve your listening skills is to ask “curiosity” questions. Asking curiosity questions is helping your child...
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Samantha Foote
- Sep 30, 2017
- 3 min
How Do I Improve My Communication Skills?
Communication includes speaking, tone of voice, body language, and listening. It’s important to make your words match your tone and body...
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Samantha Foote
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
Replacing Punishment with Discipline
Discipline is a Latin based word which means to instruct or teach. Punishment means to impose a penalty as retribution for an offense....
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Samantha Foote
- Sep 14, 2017
- 2 min
Discipline vs Punishment
Many people think Discipline and Punishment are the same thing but they are quite different. Discipline is a Latin based word which means...
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Samantha Foote
- Aug 30, 2017
- 2 min
Kind and Firm Parenting
What does being kind and firm in parenting mean? To start out with we will talk about the three types of parenting styles. The first one...
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Samantha Foote
- Aug 25, 2017
- 2 min
Follow Through
Follow through. If you say it, mean it, and if you mean it, follow through. Kids know when you mean it and when you don’t. Follow-through...
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Samantha Foote
- Aug 19, 2017
- 1 min
What is Positive Discipline and Positive Behavior Supports?
Positive Discipline is a parenting program designed to teach young people to become responsible, respectful, and resourceful members of...
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Samantha Foote, MT-BC
- Jul 29, 2017
- 1 min
Who Can Benefit From Music Therapy?
Music Therapy can help various people with various needs. Music Therapy can help people who struggle with: Chronic Illness/Disease...
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Samantha Foote
- Mar 15, 2017
- 1 min
What is Music Therapy?
Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relation
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