http://www.option.org/happiness-hits - The Option Institute's HAPPINESS HITS Video Series
Samahria Lyte Kaufman, Co-Founder of The Option Institute and Autism Treatment Center of AmericaTM; Co-Creator of The Son-Rise Program® and mother of six children has been teaching and working with parents, children and families for over 30 years. In this video, Samahria suggests that we may actually be teaching our children to use whining, tantrums, begging, persistent pushing and other unhappy/uncomfortable behaviors to get what they want...knowing that eventually we will give in. She further explains that it's OK to feel comfortable when our children are displaying unhappy/uncomfortable behaviors and it's OK to feel good about sticking to our choices without judging ourselves as parents.
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Have you ever wished that children came with an instruction manual? Has what looked natural and easy from a distance become complex and difficult viewed close up? Have your kids' challenges and unhappiness left you feeling inept, inadequate and unhappy yourself?
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Roles & Responsibilities: Learn that you can't save your children from their unhappiness (and that's a good thing for them) - you help your children to be architects of their lives, rather than victims who wait around for someone else to take away their distress
Gratitude: Learn and teach a wonderful internal experience that comes with finding and expressing gratitude
"I had been taught that parenting is hard and that you have to take the good with the bad. I don't hold those beliefs anymore. In Parenting Solution, I learned that anytime my children are unhappy, it's a glorious opportunity to teach and guide them as I love them. When I truly let go of outcomes with my children, I become a clearer and more effective parent. I learned how to implement consequences without them being a punishment. I also learned to negotiate happily with my children. Though there are many methods to parenting, Parenting Solution tops them all."
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The personal growth and development programs at The Option Institute are engaging, interactive and dynamic. We believe in experiential training versus conventional lectures and seminars. As a student, you are not an observer, but rather, an active learner and participant.
The Option Institute is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1983 by best-selling author (Happiness Is A Choice) Barry Neil Kaufman and Samahria Lyte Kaufman. Located on a pastoral 100-acre campus nestled in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts, our property offers trail hikes, waterfalls, wildlife, woodlands, elegant sunrises and breathtaking vistas. From blazing fall foliage and soft downy snows to the lush green hills and explosions of life in spring and summer, The Option Institute offers a year-round picturesque backdrop in which to live, learn and grow.
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Autism: Never Give Up! (Clip 2 of 4)by optionvideodept3,135 views
Samahria you are fantastic!
aveotint 10 months ago
Creating healthy boundaries....
CoachElaineHall 1 year ago