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If you can answer yes to 2 or more of these items about your student the...
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If you can answer yes to 2 or more of these items about your student then they may need help to connect with their peers socially and prepare them for the real world. Here's a few symptoms to look for: 1. Misses Non-Verbal Cues
2. Gets in peers personal space
3. Annoys to get attention because they do not know to get it another way
4. Low Self Confidence
5. Poor Eye Contact
6. Only interested in themselves rather than taking an interest in their peers
7. Talks too much
8. Lacks assertion
9. Impulsive or Blurts out responses
10. Tries too hard to make friends laugh - thinks humor will make them friends.
11. Reacts to teasing and does not know how to roll with conflict
12. Has a need for justice and fairness and judges peers
13. Isolates or withdraws from peers
14. Always wants to be first or wants to play what they want
15. Kids do not call for play dates or to hang out!
Read story below and see if this further confirms what your student needs.
"I was first!" "You are doing it wrong!" "I want to go next!" "Can I be first!" These are a few statements from students that most likely exhibit leadership skills. They are often told to go to the end of the line, or given a consequence for telling someone what to do, but maybe they need someone to tell them "what to do." Silly to think of someone that calls themself a leader, but have yet have no followers. However, there are future leaders around us that need to learn how to find followers to influence, but they just need some direction. We might call them "Bossy" but they are really leaders that need some tweaking. Some might say they are "Caretakers", but really they want to Help others but not sure what is the right way. We might have "Gossipers" or they are just future Communicators that need to learn the how to communicate more positively.
Consider how a student views leadership. Basically, they see leaders (parents, teachers, principal, police) as anyone that "tells them what to do (bosses them)." So when they start to assert their leadership skills they start telling their friends what to do and tell them how to do things and therefore they are called "Bossy." Big surprise! So instead of calling these kids "Bossy" maybe we could give them suggestions on how to lead, affirm, compliment, build others up, brag on other's rather than themself, take an interest in someone's life or passions, offer help to someone, share an idea, etc.
According to Dr. Russell Barkely, MD, students with ADHD/ADD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Attention Deficit Disorder) are often 25-30% behind socially and emotionally. Students like these may not have ADHD and need help with boundaries, assertion, impulse control, coping skills, starting conversations, greeting, etc., to help close the gap.
The premise of our Leadership Groups is to teach students leadership. Once they know how to lead and do some of the above listed items, they will in turn make their peers feel good to be around them and gain their influence. Once they have influence they have "friends" and can call themself a leader. Students are taught how to roll with teasing with comical statements that do not provoke their peer.
Our groups incorporate Power Point, a point system, parent involvement, and experiential learning which include games used at ropes courses to improve communication, teamwork, and help students connect with their peers. Students are taught that "Trust" is the glue in relationships and everything we do with our peers either builds trust or breaks trust. Students are encouraged to Re-Build Trust with a peer in our groups by doing something nice for whomever's trust was broken in an effort to repair the trust. Our groups have been very effective and Channel 13 did a story on one of our students who reported having no friends to having friends as a result of our services.
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Mark Sanford's affair started as a friendly flirtation that quickly esca...
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Mark Sanford's affair started as a friendly flirtation that quickly escalated into a long distance love affair. Watch Janie Lacy from Total Life Counseling Center in her interview with the Daily Buzz Show as she discusses how friendly flirting can quickly escalate and the downside of being a mistress.
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Steve McNair was found murdered and in bed with his girlfriend recently....
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Steve McNair was found murdered and in bed with his girlfriend recently. This has stirred up a debate about having friends of the opposite sex after we get married. Watch this interview with the Daily Buzz Show and Janie Lacy from Total Life Counseling Center.
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Jon & Kate made the BIG Announcement on their reality show Jon &
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Jon & Kate made the BIG Announcement on their reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight that they will be separating and that it was what was best for the kids. Marriages of the children of divorce have a much higher rate of divorce than the marriage of children from intact families. A major reason for this is that parents model marital commitment or permanence for their kids. Lets look at three lessons we can learn from the Jon & Kate story with the potential of avoiding this in your family.
1) It is important to balance personal needs with the needs of children.
There is no denying that attempting to meet the needs of sextuplets and twins and still have time for the couple was difficult. Often times when this pattern is developed it can lead the couple down a path of a child-centered relationship, which can drive any couple apart emotionally.
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Counseling in Orlando, Winter Park & Clermont Florida
TLC offers a "...
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Counseling in Orlando, Winter Park & Clermont Florida
TLC offers a "full" range of Individual, Family, & Group counseling services for children, teenagers, adolescents, and adults. Our approach is relational, non-judgmental and non-threatening and we offer counseling services in the Central Florida area including: Orlando, Winter Park, Metro West, East Orlando and Clermont Florida.
Testimonial-"He is doing so well! We are continuing with the diet changes and vitamins and his attitude is so much better.
You were right-kids don't see you for very long :) We are so grateful for your help. We were in a bad place before we saw you and I am really amazed at the difference."
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