Avoiding the Power Struggles with Your Child
Avoiding the Power Struggles Here is a scenario that I am sure every parent can relate to at some point in parenthood. Your child behaves in a way that tests...
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Sleep for Your Child with Special Needs – Why It’s Crucial and How to Get More of It!
Sleep is something that many children struggle with, but for children with special needs, it can be an even bigger challenge. There are already so many things that need to...
Shopping Without Dropping: Running Errands Successfully
Running Errands Successfully When my daughter was seven years-old and we would shop, she would lay on the floor of the store and refuse to get up, yelling “No” quite...
Family Chat: Going Places (Improving Community Outings with PBS)
Family Chat #2: Going Places: Improving Community Outings with Positive Behavior Support In case you missed the second Family Chat on Going Places: Improving Community Outings, the video replay is below (in its entirety)....
Spare The Rod: Addressing Difficult Behavior Effectively
Addressing Difficult Behavior Effectively The news and social media regularly publish stories depicting parents, educators, and others who are responsible for children with special needs, resorting to punitive approaches to...
Family Chat: Improving Family Lives with Positive Behavior Support
Family Chat: Improving Family Lives with Positive Behavior Support In case you missed the Family Chat on Improving Family Lives with Positive Behavior Support, the video (in its entirety) is very informative, but for...
Positive Behavior Support as a Family Affair
Positive Behavior Support as a Family Affair Positive behavior support (PBS) has been shown to be an effective approach for supporting children’s behavior. It involves proactive, teaching, and management strategies...
Use Your Words Replacing Problem Behavior with Communication
Communication Darrin begins shifting his body weight, then mumbling, and then finally screaming. Something is clearly amiss, but what? His grandmother starts offering him food items and toys and trying...
How Positive Behavior Support Can Work In A School Setting
Working Together: Family-School Collaboration in Positive Behavior Support Positive behavior support (PBS) combines the principles of applied behavior analysis with person, family, and system-centered practices to improve behavior and quality...
Setting Children up for Success: Using Precorrection Effectively
Using Precorrection Effectively Imagine beginning a new and challenging position without a job description. Imagine going whitewater rafting without being told what was going to occur. How would you perform?...
