Mastering the School Year with 'The Me Strategies'
As the school bells ring and backpacks are slung over eager shoulders, the chaos of a new school year begins. In the whirlwind of homework, after school sport, and everyday...
Meet Jenny Chapman, the brilliant mind and compassionate heart behind this transformative tool. As a child psychologist, she poured her heart into helping families overcome challenges and create harmonious homes.
But it wasn't just her professional expertise that fueled 'The Me Strategies'; it was her personal experience as a loving mother to her own 16-year-old daughter, Georgia. Witnessing the incredible impact of these strategies in her own family, Jenny knew she had stumbled upon something truly special.
Sadly, Jenny's life was cut short at the age of 60 by a rare form of Ovarian Cancer, leaving behind a profound legacy of love and transformation. But her spirit lives on through 'The Me Strategies,' as her daughter, Georgia, courageously continues the business. With unwavering determination, Georgia is committed to supporting families on their parenting journey, just as her mother did with passion and dedication.
Join us in honouring Jenny's memory and embracing the magic of 'The Me Strategies'—a gift of love that continues to touch the lives of countless families.
A tool to get you a clean house, get your kids to school on time and stop them nagging.
The Me Strategies owner Georgia, joins Newcastle Hunter Mumma Mel on the 'I Got It From My Mumma' podcast to tell the amazing and emotional story behind The Me Strategies.
The legacy of Newcastle-based child psychologist Jenny Chapman is set to continue, via her daughter Georgia Wendt.
You’ve possibly tried something like this before or you may recognise elements of this intervention, but it is the combination of elements, together with the rules of implementation, that set it apart from other behaviour change techniques, particularly rewards charts.
Typical parenting techniques rely on punishment, whereas this intervention is based on choices and consequences that see a young person motivated to choose to earn incentives and privileges.
Other products are designed to give additional incentives and privileges to young people who already have many material items and many privileges.
This technique works on the basis that anything above a baseline of needs for your young person requires an investment from your young person – NO behaviour change NO incentives or privileges.
Other products are often contingent on a particular goal being met at a particular time, for a particular and pre-identified reward.
This flexible intervention allows for your young person to trade for incentives and privileges at any time they have points, thus they are consistently reinforced for positive behaviour. This is a flexible intervention, whereas other products are usually rigid and structured.
Whilst rewards charts may assist to extinguish a behaviour, they usually don’t teach the skills associated with the learning that occurs with this strategy.
You can use these techniques with children as young as 4 years old, up until your young person leaves home. If you have more than one young person you can create personalised ‘score me’ sheets for each.
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These flexible techniques allow for your young person to trade for incentives and privileges at any time they have points, thus they are consistently reinforced for positive behaviour.
Because your young person is involved in the setting up process, and therefore will have an investment in the process, increasing the likelihood they will be more willing to participate.
This technique is a flexible intervention and not rigid and structured like many other products, and it is because of this we are confident that if you use the strategy correctly you will achieve a peaceful and relaxed household and will have fostered healthier relationships between family members within days. However, if you don’t achieve the same success as other families, you can return your product within 30 days of purchase.
“As a psychologist with 20 plus years of experience, I have seen the Me Strategies used by many families who have experienced difficulties with behaviour of their young people. The Me Strategies is an innovative behavioural adjustment tool used to promote behaviour change but also positive interactions within families, resulting in strengthened interpersonal relationships within family units. The tool enables young people to feel proud of their attempts at behaviour change and focuses on intrinsic motivation, fostering resilience, and a strong sense of self-worth. It is so much more than merely a behaviour reward chart. The tool is extremely flexible, allowing children to trade incentives and privileges at any time they have points, thus giving them power in the process. I would recommend the Me Strategies to any family wanting to promote behaviour change in a positive, autonomous way which engages young people in the process.
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