HeyJaredThe Misfit Memo
Struggling with a childs behaviour? Get simple, effective tools backed by behavioural science. Behind every challenge is a missing skill. Behaviour is teachable.
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Nobody likes a whinge. (opens the original)
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Nobody likes a whinge.“We should have the Joneses round for lunch... but their kid’s such a whinge.”<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" he
The Maturation Myth: how kids actually ‘grow up’ (opens the original)
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Why your child ignores you the first five times? (opens the original)
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I’ve been that child. I could always tell when my mum was about to lose it. By the fifth request, the tone changed, and the patience vanished. That’s when I’d finally move – “yes, ok, ok, I’ll do it” – before things got serious.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-AWm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F224c85c1-561f-4d8e-b8d3-1261912ae0d8_
You're being played (opens the original)
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“He will literally scream at me if I ask him to put on his shoes, but for mum, he just does it”Above is one of my more common parent complaints. Swap out mum for dad, grandparents, whoever; the gist is always that one person is struggling with a kid’s behaviour and someone else isn’t.Why? He worked you out! He screamed until you did it for him. Caregiver number two likely sat back and watched the chaos before asking, “Are you done?” Same kid, different strategy.<p style="text-align
I quit my job. Here's the plan. (opens the original)
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After 15 years working in schools, I’ve decided to go independent. I now run my own behaviour consultancy, helping parents fix the daily behaviour battles at home. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1096" src="https://
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