The CPS Podcast
Ross Greene
Dr. Ross Greene, originator of the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model and author of The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings, provides guidance to parents on understanding and helping kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges...along with his co-hosts Kim Hopkins-Betts (Director of Outreach at Lives in the Balance) and parents Jennifer Trethewey, and Stella Hastings.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Mar 2, 2015 • 43min
Paddling Upstream
If you're only paying attention to a child's challenging behavior, then modifying or medicating the behavior will make the most sense. But behavior is what's happening downstream. If you paddle upstream -- toward the problems that are causing the behavior -- other intervention strategies start to make a lot more sense.
Feb 23, 2015 • 48min
Are Consequences the Only Way to Set Limits and Establish Boundaries?
As usual, lots of questions answered and topics covered from the mailbag during today's program, including the one in the title.
Feb 9, 2015 • 45min
Unmet Needs or Concerns?
When you're in the Empathy step, are you seeking information about a child's concerns or unmet needs? It's the former...when you're focused on the latter, you're more likely to hear about the child's solutions (rather than his or her concerns), and brainstorming solutions shouldn't occur until the Invitation.
Jan 26, 2015 • 45min
It All Begins with the ALSUP
We turned to the mailbag on today's program, and responded to inquiries from five parents. But there was a fairly consistent theme: it all begins with the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems.
Jan 12, 2015 • 44min
The Proof's in the Pudding: What to Tell Kids About Plan B
One of the questions parents frequently have relates to how much to tell kids about Plan B. That question -- and a whole bunch of others -- were discussed on today's program.
Jan 5, 2015 • 45min
Three Boys Under the Age of Eight!
Maybe the title of today's program tells you all you need to know...but maybe not! While it's tempting to use Plan A to keep things organized and keep life moving when there's three boys under the age of eight in one household, Plan B can probably help more than you might think.
Dec 15, 2014 • 45min
Ups and Downs of the Embarrassment Factor
A variety of topics were covered on the last program of 2014, including a rather in-depth discussion of the "embarrassment factor" (kids who can hold it together outside of the home but are very challenging inside the home). Just because a kid is holding it together outside of the home doesn't mean there aren't problems to be solved.
Dec 8, 2014 • 45min
The "Therapeutic" Hold and the "Healthy" Smack: Some Things Don't Go Together
Lots of ground covered on today's program -- a mom whose son becomes upset when he gets hurt phsyically, an emailer who noticed that the CPS model has moved from "baskets" to "Plans," from emergent to proactive, and from "compromising" to problem-solving -- but the most moving email came from a mom whose son is still being placed in restraint and seclusion at school.
Dec 1, 2014 • 45min
The Morphing Unsolved Problem
It's not uncommon to start Plan B with one unsolved problem and then learn about other unsolved problems that will require separate solutions. Thanks to a caller, that's one of the things we talked about on today's program.
Nov 24, 2014 • 45min
Double Header: Two Kids Having Difficulty Participating in Plan B
What do you do if your child is having difficulty providing information in the Empathy step of Plan B? We're glad you (and two of our callers) asked!
