(And Why Does it Matter to My Child?) Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) are probably most often found on the charts in the Special Education department at your child’s school. However, they are great tools for all parents and educators – even for the brightest and most adaptive kids in the classroom – because even those [...]
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An Effective Method of Behavior Management and Modification If you’re a parent, chances are you have seen your children move from calm, loving creatures to unrecognizable terrors of energy that burst forth like the spaghetti they used to throw as a baby from the highchair. OK – maybe not quite – but like the spaghetti [...]
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Much More than Setting a Good Example Have you ever watched your child and had that moment of realization that they are copying your every move or voice inflection? Our children are so often small reflections of ourselves. They mirror us in so many ways, good and bad, but we sometimes forget the power and [...]
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Behavior Modification That Works Snakes, spiders, the dark, and thunderstorms all seem to have magical powers to frighten children and elicit shrieks, shivers, and meltdowns. If you’re like me, at least one of your kids has developed a fear of something along the way, and finding a way to help them overcome the fear is [...]
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Whenever I hear of a psychological approach to dealing with a classroom full of children I have to admit, I am skeptical. The phrase behavior modification sometimes brings to mind images of children herded like cattle, unimaginative or able to independently think. In full disclosure, I homeschool in part because I want to see my [...]
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And Can This Approach Help Our Family? You might have heard the term listening to a self-help parenting CD, or watching an interview with parenting experts: behavior modification. But, how can behavior modification help you as a parent if you don’t really know what it is? It might be used as a buzz word lately, [...]
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Easy Behavior Modification Techniques with Behavior Chips Children just wouldn’t be children if they didn’t test the boundaries and limits before them, which can sometimes lead to behaviors that make life more difficult for everyone. Maybe your child consistently interrupts conversations, or raises her voice every time she wants attention. These negative behaviors can be [...]
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You feel like you’re at the end of your parenting rope. Your kids aren’t listening or doing their chores, and every time you remind them to take care of their responsibilities they backtalk. You’re not alone. Parents everywhere face these struggles with their children. Perhaps you have read about behavior charts and behavior modification programs [...]
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If you’re a parent, you probably have had a few struggles with your kids – chores, behaviors, homework, and expectations. They all weigh on parents and kids alike. As parents we know what we need and want our children to do because we have the knowledge and maturity to see the bigger picture. Our kids, [...]
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We have all been there, though some of us pretend we haven’t. We are at the grocery store or some other very public place and our child throws a temper tantrum. Maybe it’s because we wouldn’t let him get that extra pack of Ho-Hos, the blue Race-cart is missing a wheel, or maybe he just [...]
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