Mastering melt downs and facility attitude adjustments is a tongue in-cheek way to say if the behavior can be identified and explained then the task of changing undesired behavior is more likely a possibility in the future.  Begin with the basic human needs.  Understanding human needs are critical in the personal growth process.  The JOYrific Chart is a communication tool to help parents and children identify and express their emotions, feelings and attitudes.  The goal is to express appropriately in all types of circumstances.  The chart’s principles are established from children as young as three years of age, as well as easily adapted to tweens, teens, adults, parents, and grandparents.  Life’s journey is filled with challenges.  Everyone can learn to identify, control and appropriately display emotions, feelings and attitudes, in the good times and in the difficult time.  “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; life is about learning to dance in the rain!”

JOYrific: The Art Of Mastering Meltdowns And Attitude Adjustments Chapter 1 (ONLY)

Here are a few words about the JOYrific Chart from the mouths of my daughters.  I created the chart and JOYrific System over 4 years ago when my now 8, 6, 4 year olds were only 4, 2, and 6 months old.  They have grown up with a Chart in our Kitchen and the JOYrific Vocabulary discussed on a daily basis.  This is completely unscripted and they said (and sometimes sang) what they wanted to about the JOYrific Chart.  This should also give you a good idea of how we discuss the chart as a family when visiting the "high and middle".  We recall stories, feelings, emotions, and openly share our experiences.

JOYrific Podcast: Through The Eyes of My Children

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JOYrific Podcast: Communication

Shauna Earl and her family have been using the JOYrific Chart since 2011.  Listen to Shauna share her experiences with the JOYrific Chart in her family dynamic of 6 children +1 on the way.  She answers questions about how to implement and customize the chart into your own homes along with several success stories of how her children have internalized the JOYrific Communication Tool.  Shauna says, “It was magical to watch how quickly little children could verbalize what they were feeling.  And then the next step that was even more magical is they could figure out how to fix it….  They realized they had power to change the way they were feeling.”

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JOYrific Podcast: Shauna Earl

Dr. Joy Lea and Jamie Lea Braithwaite come together to chat about Power Struggles.  The following questions are addressed and answered: What is a power struggle? How do you identify a power struggle?
Power struggles with young children? Vs Power struggles with tweens/teens? How do you get a child to clean up his/her room? or do an expected chores?  What do you do if they won’t do it? How do you avoid a power struggle when your child really wants to go to a friend’s party and you do not want him to go? What do you do with a child that doesn't want to go to school? What do you do with a teenager that refuses to come home on time and stays out past curfew?  

4 sure answers to avoiding power struggles

•	Pick Your Battles
•	Engage Kids in Problem-Solving
•	Offer Choices
•	Give a Warning and Provide a Consequence