Relationship Starts with Relating. So Does Learning.
“My child just doesn’t learn! What Can I Do?” If you are like me, you have thought or uttered these words more than once, especially with our kiddos. Besides the fact that the brain doesn’t fully...
View ArticleThe Monster in the File Cabinet
I got a call from a mom who asked what she should do differently. She said, “we adopted 4 from the foster system and we just need to do something different”. When I asked, “different from what?”, she...
View ArticleThe Monster in the File Cabinet
I got a call from a mom who asked what she should do differently. She said, “we adopted 4 from the foster system and we just need to do something different”. When I asked, “different from what?”, she...
View ArticleHow to Understand Stress and Fear in Your Child
Many years ago, before we went to work with The Post Institute, in the midst of a child meltdown, Bryan Post sent us an email that was so “to the point” I had to write it up and repeat it as he...
View ArticleLearn To Feel What You Feel
Parental self awareness is the ability to look at one’s self from moment to moment during parent/child interactions, and ask one’s self, “How am I feeling?” This level of awareness brings you into the...
View ArticleIt’s Not Your Fault. It Is Your Job.
It’s Not Your Fault. It is Your Job. They Are Very Different Bryan Post talks about parents taking responsibility for the children’s mis-behaviors. Some parents think this means that the child’s...
View ArticleMy Child Does Not Respond to Discipline
My Child Does Not Respond to “Discipline” Is your child one that does not respond to traditional means of “discipline”? The traditional behavior modification plans such as stickers and stars, card...
View ArticleFind Peace In This Moment: Healing Trauma
On Healing Trauma Trauma is defined as any stressful event which is prolonged, overwhelming, or unpredictable. In his seminal text, Affect Dysregulation and the Repair of the Self, author Allan Schore...
View ArticleLove is Letting Go of Fear
Love Is Letting Go of Fear We at the Post Institute decided to spend time examining the very fleeting experience of Love. Why do I say fleeting? Truth is love is not that common. To really know love,...
View ArticleHow to Be a Great Parent – Pt. 1
“If you get straight A’s, I will love you. If you get 3 detentions each week, I will love you the same. And I will spend the next 9 months proving it to you.” I recently heard a middle school teacher...
View ArticleHow to Be a Great Parent – Pt. 2
Well, here it is Monday, and as I promised, the sequel to my article from a few days ago with some answers to what it takes to be a great parent. The answers may surprise you, but then again, maybe...
View Article4 Questions for Parents to Ask Themselves Daily
Parents, Get a Plan. Here’s 4 Questions to Begin – By David Durovy and Bryan Post May 20th, 2019 Read Time: 1 Min. 48 sec. What’s your plan? Parenting is not the only thing you have to do. You have...
View ArticleBe the Person You Want Them to Be
Be the Person You Want Them to Be – By Bryan Post and David Durovy July 1st, 2019 / Read Time: 1 Min. 28 sec. We must remember to take, make, and create the time to love, nurture, and train our most...
View ArticleAcceptance, Love, and Mystery in Parenting
Acceptance, Love, and Mystery in Parenting “The beginning of Love is to let those who love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of...
View ArticleDear Santa, Please Define Good
Dear Santa, Please Define Good? by David and Susan Durovy December 17th, 2019 / Read Time: 8 Minutes 45 sec. Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward All The reason I worked with The Post Institute (other...
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Empathy: The Road to Healing
Empathy by Bryan Post and David Durovy January 13, 2020 / Read Time: 2 Min. 33 sec. “Empathy is at the heart of what it means to be human. It’s a foundation for acting ethically, for good...
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Restorative (Healing) vs. Retributive (Punishing) Discipline
Do not duplicate or swipe without written permission www.lovemoreinstitute.com www.postinstitute.com ©David Durovy ©LoveMoreInstitute ©PostInstitute Restorative vs. Retributive Discipline by David...
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