Positive Parenting for Your Child’s Temperament
with Lesley Gudgel and Donna Gilbert
On Sept. 25, TulsaKids and Experience Tulsa hosted a virtual event titled “Positive Parenting for Your Child’s Temperament,” as part of their Parent Talks series. Lesley Gudgel, with Next Step Child Development, and Licensed Professional Counselor Donna Gilbert presented information and answered attendees’ questions. Watch the discussion and find a list of resources below.
Resources mentioned in the discussion:
Personality tests:
- humanmetrics.com
- Myers-Briggs (for teens and older): themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Explore-Solutions/MBTI
- personality.co
- ecmhc.org
Book:
- “Understanding Your Child’s Temperament” by William Carey: amazon.com/Understanding-Childs-Temperament-William-Carey/dp/0028616642/
Acronym – HALT:
Am I…
- Hungry?
- Angry?
- Lonely?
- Tired?
Child development resources:
- Next Step Child Development: nextstepchilddevelopment.com; facebook.com/nextstepchilddevelopment
- Big Life Journal: biglifejournal.com; instagram.com/biglifejournal
About the speakers:
Lesley Gudgel:
Lesley Gudgel is a local child development professional with over 35 years’ experience. A grandmother, Lesley combines expert guidance with heartfelt care to help families understand and support their children’s development. Through Next Step Child Development, Lesley provides developmental screening, early intervention support, guidance and reassurance to parents. nextstepchilddevelopment.com
Donna Gilbert:
Donna W. Gilbert is a psychotherapist in Tulsa with 18 years experience. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She completed her Community Counseling masters degree at OSU.
Prior to working as a psychotherapist, she completed a BS in Special Education K-12 at the University of Oklahoma. She taught school for several years in Oklahoma and Connecticut. In her general practice she has counseled kids and their families in a variety of situations. She is a mom to 3 adult children and 4 (soon to be 5) granddaughters.
