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by Erin Barton & Meme Hieneman · Published September 1, 2019 · Last modified November 17, 2019
Many years ago, professionals assumed that children with significant developmental disabilities were incapable of learning. As a result of extensive research and practical experience, we now understand that is not...
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by Douglas Haddad · Published September 1, 2019 · Last modified November 16, 2019
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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by Melissa Doman · Published July 1, 2019 · Last modified November 8, 2019
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...
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by Missy Sieders With Meme Hieneman · Published July 1, 2019 · Last modified November 8, 2019
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...
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by Chantai Snellgrove · Published May 23, 2019 · Last modified May 28, 2019
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)....
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by Meme Hieneman · Published March 1, 2019 · Last modified September 21, 2019
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...
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by Chantai Snellgrove · Published January 31, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2019
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...
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by Meme Hieneman & Melisa Ruiz · Published November 1, 2018 · Last modified August 23, 2019
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...
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by Lori Mauer · Published September 1, 2018 · Last modified August 12, 2019
Life Skills A parent is the first teacher a child will have. We may start out by trying to teach them how to say “mama” or “dada”, or to identify...
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by Meme Hieneman · Published September 1, 2018 · Last modified August 12, 2019
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...
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