THE LAW OF RELATIVITY: WHO YOU ARE IS RELATIVE TO WHO YOUR RELATIVES ARE

A child’s personality is only part of the equation. Parent’s personalities are already formed and they are set in their ways, not to mention stronger and imposing by the nature of the relationship.

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THE SELF-CLEANING PARENT: IT IS RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE TIME TO RELAX

A good parent is a healthy parent. A healthy parent uses coping mechanisms to balance and reboot. Making time for oneself is easier once you understand the benefits it brings, not only to the parent, but also to the entire family.

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CURB YOUR CHILD: SHARE THE GAME

The most effective way to curb children is to make them active participants of their behavioral education. Letting them become active players in the game of making good and well informed choices. As well as a chance to cooperate, an opportunity to ask questions, to understand and to be involved in their own education, is the most respect you can give your children.

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TEACHING BY EXAMPLE: NO PRESSURE! REALLY!

Do not be confused. Teaching by example is not a parenting style nor is it a choice any parent has. Children mimic, which is how they learn. When you find truly irritating habits in your child, remember to first look in the mirror. There is a “reason why” it is affecting you at such a gut level. It is something that, most likely, you don’t want to look at in yourself. There is a simple cure to most of these cases. To keep your child from copying those behaviors, change yourself.

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A GOOD FOUNDATION: A HEALTHY SYSTEM CHILDREN CAN TAKE FOR GRANTED

A good foundation is the structure that helps children build a healthy and strong morality code. While a solid foundation could be built on evil principles, a good foundation is built from good examples and good expectations building good principles.

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A QUICK & AWESOME WAY TO IMPROVE CHILD BEHAVIOR: GET YOUR OWN SUPER SIDEKICK

We are all a product of conditioning. From the moment a mother answers to her babies’ cries, she is conditioning the child to cry to get attention. At the same time, the baby is conditioning the mother to understand the baby’s needs and react accordingly.

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NEED SOME HELP WITH CHILD BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT? MEET ROGER GOOD

An icon of empathy, Roger is the puppy children want and the puppy parents prefer indoors. Fueled by good intentions, Roger stands as translator for the younger crowd, acts out every feeling so that children won’t have to and tracks their behavior. Roger teaches children to think smartly, considering the consequences before making choices.

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AN EASY SYSTEM TO IMPROVE CHILD BEHAVIOR: JUST STICK TO THE CONSEQUENCES!

The GOOD PUPPY Children Behavioral & Emotional System keeps everyone in check. Parents can follow the System’s simple steps for avoiding stress, getting entangled in misbehavior, or over-punishing from emotional reactions. Children will look for attention with good deeds and obedience. As they expect to lose privileges for bad behavior, they also expect to be rewarded for good behavior. Consistency in the application of the system of both rewards and loss of privileges will teach the child to be consistent as well.

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GOOD PUPPY BEHAVIORAL TOOLS: A FUN COMPONENT OF A COHERENT SYSTEM

Working together, as a symphony of behavior, GOOD PUPPY Children Behavioral Tools send a consistent message. Reinforcing each other, the tools promote harmony in communication and conduct. Parents quickly learn to orchestrate these instruments to compose a balanced and uplifting routine that promotes health and growth.

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CHILD EMOTIONS: GET ALL FEELINGS OUT: LET THE DICE FALL WHERE THEY MAY

The heart of the GOOD PUPPY System can only be its emotional side. Designed to bring all feelings out, GOOD PUPPY Emotional tools range from wall charts to card games, board games, dominoes, checkers and finger puppets, all ready to get children talking and exploring their emotions.

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THE CHILD COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM : FOR HOME, SCHOOL & THERAPY

A compilation of key tools, the books are at the core of the GOOD PUPPY Children Behavioral & Emotional System. Curated for home, school and therapy, the books are designed for the most effective implementation of the system, introducing both children and parents to a fun, compelling and motivating game that can, at times, get a little emotional.

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THE END: A NEW BEGINNING

Endings mark exciting new beginnings. It is within us to aim our focus on the positive, waving goodbye to old routines with a feeling of accomplishment and lessons learned. Challenges that life believes we’re ready to handle are to be welcomed with the committed attitude of a willing player, here to master the game, to know ourselves.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS: THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE BOOK

Gabriel Tito is a family therapist who, after thirteen years of working with children ranging in age from two to eighteen, noticed the difficulty in affecting child behavior and family dynamics. In order to target this problem, Gabriel became the main collaborator in the development of GOOD PUPPY Children Behavioral & Emotional System. Designed to improve communication about feelings and provide children the structure they seek to feel secure and to develop a healthy self-esteem.

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How Parents Are Improving Family Dynamics With Child Behavior Support Tools

For fifteen years I have been listening to parents complaint about child misbehavior. Most of my patients were extreme cases, but that’s what happens when you’re a family therapist. It isn’t until children become defiant or parents don’t know what to do anymore to address the child’s behavior that the therapist is contacted.

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How A Good Behavior Chart Can Greatly Improve Family Dynamics

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Teaching children what to think usually results in defiance and rebellion. Teaching children how to think, will prepare them to make smart decisions on their own. A good behavior chart should be a coherent part of a behavioral and emotional system children can easily understand.

Parents applying a child behavior modification system should be able to reinforce good behavior, social skills, communication, family structure and the understanding and verbalization of emotions with simple child-friendly tools.

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BETTY BAD KITTY'S BEDTIME STORIES: BLAME IT ON THE FLY: A DELIGHTFUL THREAT TO PUT CHILDREN TO BED

In this humorous children’s picture book, Betty Bad Kitty’s Bedtime Stories, Blame It On The Fly, published by GOOD PUPPY Children's Picture Books, Marina Tito and Lorenzo Di Alessandro take Betty out of the box to show us how just a little common house cat can wake up the entire neighborhood.

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VISUAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: THE GOOD PUPPY CHILDREN BEHAVIORAL & EMOTIONAL SYSTEM

Used to aid children in the recognition and understanding of feelings within themselves and others, GOOD PUPPY Children Behavioral & Emotional Tools also aid in the understanding of language, concepts and expectations while providing the structure and support children need.

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