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
Jan 17, 2012 • 45min
Lots of Good Questions, Lots of Good Answers
Some sad stories on today's program, but also some hope: we have the technology to identify kids' lagging skills and unsolved problems, and we have the technology to see that those problems get solved. A very informative program covering a wide range of topics.
Jan 10, 2012 • 45min
January Parents Panel
Even Parents Panel members sometimes get stuck using Plan A...and need help getting back to Plan B.
Dec 13, 2011 • 45min
Child in a Deep Hole at School
On today's program, we heard from a mom whose son is sleeping late and missing a lot of school. How are we going to solve that problem? By using Plan B to learn as much as possible about how that student fell into that hole in the first place.
Dec 6, 2011 • 45min
December Parents Panel
What do you do when your child's difficulties get you down? You try to get back up again...and back to Plan B ASAP.
Nov 29, 2011 • 45min
Just Starting the Journey
On this program, we heard from several parents who were just getting the ball rolling on using the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. The journey is usually bumpy, but they already have some key ingredients working for them: bravery and a willingness to try something new.
Nov 22, 2011 • 45min
Radical Ideas About RAD
Can Reactive Attachment Disorder be understood (and treated) through the lenses of Collaborative Problem Solving? What's the best way to approach a co-parent who's not yet on board with CPS? What's the best way to approach school staff who aren't on board yet either?
Nov 15, 2011 • 45min
The Ups and Downs of Problem Solving
On today's program, we heard from a mom who's just starting to use Plan B (and having pretty good early success), as well as from a mom who's running into more trouble in her early efforts to use Plan B.
Nov 8, 2011 • 45min
Stop Hitting Kids (and Start Solving Problems)
Is spanking a kid ever a good idea? Not if you know why challenging kids are challenging (lagging skills) and are solving the problems (collaboratively) that are giving rise to their challenging episodes!
Nov 1, 2011 • 45min
November Parents Panel
On today's program, the Parents Panel tackled video games...a very tough unsolved problem.
Oct 25, 2011 • 45min
Can't Solve Problems Without Identifying Kids' Concerns
That's what the Empathy step is for: really, truly, understanding what's getting in the way for a kid on a specific unsolved problem. Without that information, solving problems is a shot in the dark.
