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
May 1, 2017 • 42min
Yup, Parents Can Have Lagging Skills Too
So, if a parent feels like his or her lagging skills are contributing to challenging episodes with his or her child, then how does the parent learn the skills? The same way the kid does: by participating in Plan B, preferably proactively.
Apr 3, 2017 • 47min
Pitchforks and Torches Do Not Solve Problems or Teach Skills
There sure are a lot of parents who are struggling with trying to get their schools to solve problems collaboratively with their students...and we heard from many of those parents on today's program.
Mar 6, 2017 • 45min
It's a Jungle Out There
It's a jungle out there for many behaviorally challenging kids, and we had another stark reminder of that sad fact on today's program.
Feb 6, 2017 • 45min
Beware the Preordained Solution
On today's program, we discussed one of the ways in which Plan B can go off the rails: adults entering Plan B with a preordained solution. Remember, a mutually satisfactory is one that addresses the concerns of both parties, not the solution the adult had envisioned before initiating Plan B.
Jan 9, 2017 • 45min
The Good Thing About Blips
Today we heard from a mom whose son hadn't had an explosion in months, and then -- when a video game didn't pan out as he'd hoped -- it got ugly. So we talked a little about the up side of blips, including the fact that we all have 'em.
Dec 5, 2016 • 45min
Looming IEP Meeting!
Lots of territory covered on today's program, including some guidance for a mom from overseas who's hoping an IEP will get the folks at school to solve problems collaboratively with her son.
Nov 21, 2016 • 45min
The Explosive Child Returns!
At the age of 26, he isn't explosive anymore...but he took the time to call in to today's program -- the 200th segment of Parenting Your Challenging Child -- to tell us about his journey and remind us all of why we do what we do.
Nov 14, 2016 • 43min
Angelic at School, Explosive at Home...What Gives?
If Kids do well if they can is true, then why would a kid behave perfectly at school and be a lot more difficult at home? Answers to that question and others are provided....
Oct 24, 2016 • 45min
If It's Not Collaborative, It's Not Plan B
Are you setting limits when you're doing Plan B? Of course! You're setting limits whenever you're working collaboratively with kids on unmet expectations...and doing it collaboratively is far more productive than doing it unilaterally.
Oct 17, 2016 • 43min
The Log Gets Rid of the Blob
Lots of territory covered, as usual, on today's program...but we started off with good reasons to keep a log of incompatibility episodes: if you don't identify specific unsolved problems, then those episodes become one big blob (defined as a shapeless mass)...you can't solve problems unless you know what they are, and that's the first step in getting rid of the blob.
