This 1-hour, 8-part interview by Dayton Public Schools of Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS, author of The Parent's Toolshop® includes:

  1.  Intro Universal Blueprint® Parenting Success System 

  2.  Getting Kids Up:  What happens when you try to wake your child up in the morning? Do they roll over and go back to sleep? Delay? Resist? Here are parenting tips to have children who get themselves up each day.  

  3.  Keep Kids Moving:  Once your child is finally out of bed, do they move slow as molasses? Here are some tips for keeping kids moving from bed to breakfast to bus.

  4.  Kids Not Ready On Time:  So what do you do when your children aren't ready on time? They can go to school hungry but they can't go naked! Here are your options. 

  5.  Child Forgets Things:  What do you do with child so forgetful you sometimes wonder how they get out the door with their heads on? Here are tips for teaching children self-responsibility.  

  6.  Missing Bus or Carpool:  The bus just pulled away without your child on it--again. You are tired of driving your child to school and getting to work late. How can you break this habit? 

  7.  Truancy:  Your child refuses to go to school. If this continues you both could face charges for truancy. What can you do to prevent this? 

  8.  When Nothing Works:  Every morning you encounter delays getting your kids out the door. You've tried everything you can think of and nothing has worked. What are your options now?