Why CrabbieMasters?
Let’s Face It. Everyone Gets The Crabbies! Or Better Said, The CrabbiesTM Get Everyone!
The essence of the CrabbieMasters Program is to get rid of The Crabbies in a fun way that children relate to and find exciting.
We often hear the words, “You are so Crabby!” How does that usually go over? What reaction do you get? Does this make things better or worse? The CrabbieMasters Program evolved from scenarios just like this. We discovered that it is incredibly valuable and effective to make a subtle shift in how we think about “crabbiness”.
What we have learned is that we can completely change the game. Instead of getting upset with someone, especially a young child, because he or she “IS CRABBY”, we can imagine that a variety of irksome, fun characters known as The Crabbies have gotten into our day, and that they are trying to ruin a perfectly good time.
Instead of telling someone, “Boy, you sure are crabby today,” we can say, “Hey, watch out, The Crabbies are getting us!” and then we can work together to get rid of The Crabbies!
The value in this powerful shift is that it:
- Puts parents and children on the same team to reduce power struggles
- Reduces defensiveness, shame, and blame
- Encourages cooperation, empathy, and trust
- Focuses children and adults on effective problem-solving
- Transforms common mishaps into opportunities to improve the situation
So go ahead! Get started!
Before long you will know all about The Crabbies, how to Beat The Crabbies, how to become a CrabbieMaster™, and how to teach children to become CrabbieMasters themselves!
Note that the CrabbieMasters Program is based on a variety of well-grounded psychological concepts such as self-esteem, emotion management, and positive parent-child interaction. For interested readers, an in-depth review of these and related concepts is available here.
