Last night we finished up with the Slippery Slope strategies which are intended to move you forward, out of a sticky situation and back to parenting from your best.

It is important to remember that:

• If you aren’t firm and kind, all of these great strategies will turn into punishments




• If you use the them as your “go to” strategies, you will return to the old ways – “putting band aids on bullet wounds” and all the work you have done so far, will alas, be for nothing. A little dramatic fare here as we are now all friends.




• Not all strategies are created equal, so play around, make them your own, test them out and remember their purpose.




• Your neighbor, friend, pediatrician, or local expert will never understand your child as well as you do. So trust yourself first, make a fool of yourself and try a new strategy that might become a trusted ally in moments of stress.




• Have fun, go slow and remember that you love these kids of yours. They deserve the best mom or dad you can be and with a little guidance and a community of other like-minded parents, that’s exactly what they are going to get.