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Many families find ways to give to others during the holiday season. Including your own children in that mission is a gift to them, as they learn and grow while giving to others. Contact your local school or church, which are always connected with organizations in need of help. Design and send Christmas cards with your child to men and women in our armed forces. Suggest that your child do some act of kindness for an elderly neighbor, such as bring the trash can in from the curb or shovel a front porch. Gifts and acts of kindness don’t need to cost money, and they don’t need to be saved up for a special time of year. Acts of kindness are gifts which can be given and opened all year long. Read the complete article “The traditions of holiday giving“.
Diana Boggia has a masters degree in education with licensure in preschool, elementary and special education. She taught children with multiple disabilities for 15 years and has been working with parents (families) with behavioral concerns for more than 23 years. She develops individualized strategies to build self esteem and diminish negative, attention-seeking behaviors for each child to be successful in achieving remarkable results. Throughout her work with parents Diana has developed a program that includes hands-on materials encompassing limit-setting, developing structure with schedules, teaching time management, increasing listening skills and parenting with incentives, rather than threats. These successful strategies have changed the dynamics of many families who were struggling with their child’s behaviors.
