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More ideas to come in 2013

All the best for the coming year. Many people reflect on what has happened last year and start to set goals for 2013. Of course with any goal there will be challenges to overcome. I have found writing these articles really helpful in improving and deepening my own understanding. I am a great believer in ongoing learning so I will be continuing to be on the lookout for idea's and information on how to encourage appropriate behaviour. Read More...

Australian health, welfare and community services directory

Another website that I came across recently and thought useful is serviceseeker.com.au It bills it self as “Australia's most extensive directory of community support services providing access to 288,843* health, welfare and community service records.” Use it to find out services in your area. Read More...

Raising children network

I came across this excellent website, raising children network a few days ago and I highly recommend it. The raising children network provides a hugh range of helpful information for parents of children of all ages including early teens. Also available is a large range of short videos that address a range of topics. Read More...

Book now available from Amazon.com

I am really happy to announce that you can now buy the book on Amazon.com Only the paperback version is available from Amazon at the moment but
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4 Secrets to creating good behaviour agreements

I think having an agreement on what is the expected behaviour norms is essential in encouraging positive behaviour. That is because agreements outline types of behaviour, rules and/or boundaries to follow. It will lay the groundwork for consistency, justifying why the behaviour is not appropriate and creates expectations of mutual respect. A good agreement needs to have four things: Read More...

Author Questions and Answers

I am sure there are plenty of questions people want to ask about the book and how I came to write it. So I put together a Q and A which should satisfy many of the queries people might have. Rather then bury them in the blog I have created a web page with all that information in one place. So if your interested in knowing:

Who should buy your book?
Why should people buy your book instead of a different book on the subject?
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Launch date of book set for 1 April 2012

I am writing this waiting impatiently for the door buzzer to go. My books are on the way by courier from the printers and hopefully they will arrive today. So it is time to set a launch date for the book. Read More...

Why encouraging appropriate behaviour?

It has take about 14 years to get to this point. I spent lots of time thinking about how we deal with inappropriate behaviour. The more I tried things out, researched and read the more obvious it became. You are far better off... Read More...
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