046 - Holidays with Kids: 5 Tips to Go from Behavior Challenges to Happy Celebrations with Dr. Marie Irene Ordanza

11/21/23 • 25 min

As we gear up for the festivities, every parent is wondering how to make this time more enjoyable, less stressful, and, most importantly, how to handle our kids' behavior. In this episode, join us as we dive into expert advice with Dr. Marie Irene Ordanza, a seasoned professional with extensive experience in managing children and their behavior.

Discover practical tips and strategies that will not only make your holidays more fun but also create a sense of peace amidst the festive chaos. From handling meltdowns to fostering a positive holiday atmosphere, we'll explore it all. Get ready for an insightful conversation that will leave you better equipped to navigate the holiday season with ease.
About our guest:
Dr. Marie Irene Ordanza, a Bilingual Therapist fluent in both English and Tagalog, brings over three years of invaluable experience delivering client-centered care, early intervention, and behavior management services across community, telehealth, and home-based settings. Proficient in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles, she conducts thorough client assessments, trains staff, and designs individualized developmental and behavioral interventions to promote milestones and reduce challenging behaviors. Beyond her core competencies, she is passionate about parent coaching, pediatric feeding therapy, acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), and organizational behavior management (OBM), embodying a holistic approach to her work and a steadfast dedication to excellence in behavioral therapy.
Follow Dr. Irene:
Instagram - @micbordanza
Facebook - @Irene Ordanza

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Discerning Parenting - 046 - Holidays with Kids: 5 Tips to Go from Behavior Challenges to Happy Celebrations with Dr. Marie Irene Ordanza

Transcript

We're all gearing up for the holidays right now, so what can we do as parents so that we can have more fun and more peaceful holidays and so that they're not as exhausting for us, especially in handling our kid's behavior? And today, I have with us someone who has extensive experience in handling kids and their behavior to talk with us about kids and holidays.
Are there days you feel you've had it with the sleepless nights, the temper tantrums, and the constant fatigue of trying to keep u