Archive - Why We're Lost

They Know How. So Why Won’t They Do It?

Before you decide it’s defiance, ask whether this is won’t, can’t, or can’t right now.

Aug 19 • Jamie Schwass

The Child Who Holds It Together at School and Explodes at Home

What I want to know before I decide the problem is behaviour

Aug 19 • Jamie Schwass

Is my kid just being an Asshole?

Thankfully, a child’s bad behaviour is rarely a character flaw. There’s usually a missing piece.

Aug 19 • Jamie Schwass

Parents, What if we are trying to fix the wrong problem?

Re-framing behaviour as an outcome, not the explanation

Aug 19 • Jamie Schwass

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