Solve the Problem, Not the Symptom

What do?

• They won’t eat
• They won’t sleep
• He hit his brother
• She gives me sass
• They noodle
• They throw temper tantrums
• He gets out of bed 100 times a night
• She won’t get dressed
• They don’t pick up their stuff
• He won’t do his homework
• she talks on the phone all night

Have in common?

Most parents would say – Not a dang thing. And they would be mistaken.

All of the pesky behaviors that drive you crazy or keep you up at night are symptoms – symptoms that you may solve momentary, but return to haunt you the very next day until one-day you find yourself at the kitchen counter, holding your head in your hands feeling defeated, drained and discouraged about what to do next.

The strategies you’ve been using to deal with all these symptoms is a bit like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound and thinking it will stop the bleeding. Fat chance. Oh sure, you can squelch it for a minute or two, but before long, the bleeding returns. Nothing really changes for long. The same is true when you try to solve symptoms instead of getting to the problem.

I have good news for you – there is a better way. A simpler way. A way that will make complete sense once you hear it.

The Parenting On Track™ program will show you how to identify the PROBLEM, so you can focus on a solution that will address every one of those pesky, annoying behaviors. I’ll explain the purpose of the children’s behavior and as a result, you will find the confidence to give up old strategies and replace them with effective new parenting strategies that help kids shift from “useless” to “useful” behavior.