July 2014

Hot! And Bothered.

Oh the joys of summer; sitting around your private pool sipping a fruity drink while your darling children play quietly together in the water, all the while listening to classical music and having a foot massage. What? It doesn't sound like what you have going on at your house? Is it a bit more like heat-induced chaos? Do you have sweaty, demanding, bored people?

Don't lose your cool! Try downloading Cathi's free e-book, "I've Had It! Six Surefire Ways to Keep the Peace at Home," It gives practical strategies to promote a more peaceful home with stronger relationships and more cooperative children. Each week a new chapter will arrive to your inbox with fillable worksheets for you and your family to practice your new skills.

So bump the kids off the computer and click here to download the first chapter. By the time the weather cools and school starts, you will be well on your way to a happier, healthier home.

"Warmly"

Cathi Cohen

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At the end of every Stepping Stones Group we ask parents to write a letter to their child. The letters are wonderful and I think you will all enjoy this one:

Ode to Stepping Stones

(to the tune of Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue")

Well, I left home at a quarter to four

To be here at the Stepping Stones door

To finish my course and see the friends I've made

This time last year was hard, I hate to mention

With the teachers saying I couldn't pay attention

Life ain't easy for a boy like me

I'd forget my homework everyday

And get mad when I couldn't play

I'd feel confused and punch anything I'd see

I'd have trouble focusing my head

And some girl'd giggle and I'd get red

Life ain't easy for a boy like me

But Mom and Dad said they would help my though

And suddenly before I knew

We were driving here in the snow, sludge and, mud

Sometimes I didn't like to come

Rather stay home, sit and chew gum

So there for awhile I'd kick like a mule and bite like a crocodile

But I knew that I would have to try

To change my behavior or cry

Life ain't easy for a boy like me

So I learned to read social cues

Learned all about "Stop, Think and Do"

Learned to argue fair and be aware

Of the ways to cope with the stress of life

With my problem and other strife

Life ain't easy for a boy like me

Now when I get mad I count to ten

Go with the flow, or breathe deep again

Hit a padded wall, or squeeze on a stress ball

But the one thing that I'd like to do

Is to say thank you to all of you

For helping me come away with a different point of view

Especially Miss Rebecca, Elisa and Ginny, too

For all your patience in giving me a clue

That's why life is getting easier for a boy like me

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