Mimi Byrd

“When children’s problem behavior persists despite rules and consequences, it often means that they do not have the skills to cope with challenging situations. We must either change those situations or teach better coping skills.”
― Jed Baker, No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior

“When the challenging behaviors continue despite consistently enforcing rules, it does not matter anymore whether the behavior was intentional. We need to understand how to alter the triggers to those behaviors and/or teach better ways to cope with those triggers.”
― Jed Baker, No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior

“While you may have the right to feel the way you do, you may not realize that you also have the ability to feel just about any way you want.”
― Lynn Toler, My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius

“You have to work at becoming a better emotional manager. But to start, you must first believe that you can control how you feel. Then, you have to make a point of doing so.”
― Lynn Toler, My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius