The 3 Ps for Resilience are Personalization, Pervasiveness and Permanence. Personalization: It’s important to understand that not everything that happens, happens because of us. It is not always your fault. Pervasiveness: You might be subjected to the same suffering — when one part of your life sucks, you think everything...Read More
What are the 3 P's to build emotional resilience?
The 3 Ps for Resilience are Personalization, Pervasiveness and Permanence. Personalization: It’s important to understand that not everything that happens, happens because of us. It is not always your fault. Pervasiveness: You might be subjected to the same suffering — when one part of your life sucks, you think everything...Read More
What is the greatest killer to resilience?
The murder rate of Native women is three times more than that of white women, and in some locations, the rate is more than ten times the national average. The numbers speak for themselves: 84% of Native women have experienced violence and 56% have experienced sexual violence. It’s about the...Read More
How do you get your dog to stop fixating?
To help your dog relax and learn to break their focus, you need to teach them to switch their attention from one thing to another. Start with toys, as most dogs that fixate do so with toys. Play with your dog for a few seconds with one toy, then bring...Read More
How to stop dog stalking behavior?
Addressing and redirecting stalking behaviour through training can lead to a dog willing to be a more engaged dog. Teaching cues so your dogs is happy to respond to you can help manage their focus and impulses. Playing games with our dog helps them direct them with more engagement with...Read More
How to fix oral fixation in dogs?
One way to help is to anchor her crate or ex pen so she can't move it around. Some of our customers use an eye bolt in the wall or floor and a 2 ended snap so the crate is anchored. One of my friends took the ends from weights...Read More
How do you break an obsessive dog's behavior?
Dogs often develop these compulsive behaviours to cope with stress, anxiety, or a lack of exercise, mental stimulation or nutrition. We, as owners, need to ensure that we don’t encourage compulsive behaviours by laughing and cheering on behaviours that look or sound cute in puppyhood, but which can become unwanted...Read More
How do you deal with a dog that wants constant attention?
To reduce or eliminate demand or attention-seeking barking you must ignore the unwanted behavior, reward desirable alternative behaviors, enrich the pet’s environment, establish consistent and clear expectations, and strategically avoid your dog during times that trigger the behavior. Ignore unwanted behaviors, this can be very challenging to do. Once you...Read More
What does it mean when a dog stalks?
Stalking behaviour in dogs can be motivated by various reasons, ranging from instinctual predatory drives to playful invitations for interaction. Stalking is a classic expression of this instinct. Dogs use stalking as a natural instinct linked to hunting, play, or sometimes fear. While it can be harmless play, stalking can...Read More
How to calm an oral fixation?
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) supports people to deal with oral fixation habits. CBT changes the pattern of negative thoughts. CBT helps to develop healthy coping methods. Coping mechanisms reduce the reliance on oral habits. Stress management techniques include mindfulness, yoga, meditation and deep breathing exercises; these techniques help reduce stress levels....Read More
How to stop a dog from licking obsessively?
To stop a dog from licking obsessively, eliminating parasites is a possible solution, as fleas, ticks, and mites are among the most common causes for compulsive dog licking, chewing, or scratching behaviors. There are a variety of flea and tick products that your veterinarian can recommend. Additionally, if your dog’s...Read More
What is the best way to use time-outs?
Time out works best when you use it sparingly along with lots of praise for positive behaviour. It’s best to work on changing one behaviour at a time. Talk about it with your child, explain which behaviour will lead to a time out and what will happen when they get...Read More
At what age is timeout appropriate?
Time-out can be used to help correct misbehaviors. Time-out usually lasts between two and five minutes for toddlers and preschoolers. A good rule is to give one minute of time-out for every year of the child's age. This means that a 2-year-old would sit in time-out for two minutes, and...Read More
How long to leave a 4 year old in time-out?
Time out works best for short periods. One minute for each year of your child's age is enough. It should be a maximum of five minutes. You could set a timer to help you keep track of the time. Time out works best when your child knows what to expect....Read More
What are the rules of timeout?
Time-out can be used to help correct misbehaviors. A time-out allows the parent and child time to cool down. The steps for using time-out can help make using time-out easier. Following the steps for using time-out can help make using time-out easier. Step 1 if your child misbehaves in a...Read More