As parents, we know how difficult it is to deal with children who can't respond to questions or certain situations when it comes to communication. It might not be a tantrum, but it might actually be selective mutism. If in certain communication situations, your child chooses to stay silent, then he or she might have this. Does your child have selective mutism? If your answer is yes, then you might want to watch on to know more about dealing with children that have selective mutism.

00:13 What is selective mutism?
01:03 It's not choice but it may be an anxietybased disorder
02:20 Allow for some warmup time
03:01 Don't force or insist on speech
03:59 Monitor your child's anxiety
04:54 Don't make a huge deal out of your child finally speaking
06:35 Stay patient and allow for that pause or hesitation
07:54 Desensitization
09:09 Do not punish them for not speaking
10:05 Natural consequences

Find out more about Positive Parenting here:
http://parentingpowerup.com/

Watch and Enjoy!
Dr. Paul Jenkins


For a FREE digital copy of my minibook, Portable Positivity, visit this link:
https://bit.ly/2PoIDam'>https://bit.ly/2PoIDam

LINKS & RESOURCES:
========================
Website: http://www.drpauljenkins.com/
Books & CD’s: http://drpauljenkins.com/products/
Free digital copy of Portable Positivity: https://bit.ly/2PoIDam'>https://bit.ly/2PoIDam

MUSIC
========================
Track: Kisma We Are [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds.
Watch:    • Kisma  We Are | House | NCS  Copyri...  
Licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0

========================
Video by Nate Woodbury
BeTheHeroStudios.com
   / natewoodbury  

#LiveOnPurpose
#PositiveParenting