Should my child see a therapist with Dr. Cheng Qian

In this Episode

In today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Cheng Qian, Stanford & Harvard trained Clinical Psychologist. We speak about all things difficult behaviors. Specifically Dr. Qian gives useful, effective and simple tips & tricks to deal with your child’s difficult behaviors. Here’s what we talked about:

• When to seek professional help for tantrums
• What can a parent expect in a therapist’s office
• How do we teach our kids how to comply or listen
• How to deal with a child who won’t clean up their playroom, ever
• How to use praise and rewards in an effective way
• How to deal with biting, hitting, yelling and throwing things depending on your child’s age
• The proper way to ignore your child’s behaviour
• What to do after a child comes out of a tantrum
• How do emotions and emotion regulation skills play into difficult situations
• Once you notice a pattern in your child’s misbehaving, how do you implement change
• Great tips for bedtime
• How to differentiate impulsivity and defiance
• How to choose a child therapist or psychologist
• What if I’m doing the work, but my child’s tantrums are getting worse
• What is my role as a parent in my child’s tantrums
• What is turtle time to calm down