When children behave differently, it can be difficult to know how to respond. These articles provide tips on how to deal with different types of behavior.
Keep your cool. Don’t flip your lid. Don’t get bent out of shape. Get a grip. Going off the deep end. Hot under the collar. Steamed up. Hit a raw nerve. It’s not entirely clear why, but the English language has many different ways to describe emotional control—and situations where we don’t always do the … read more
When it comes to creating and implementing a new routine for your child, there’s a good chance that you’ve done more than your fair share of research. You’ve looked into rewards systems for routines, setting SMART goals to stick to a routine—you’ve even come up with a plan for dealing with unexpected alterations to a … read more
Before we talk about the basics of emotional control, let’s begin with a story: Sam is a sixteen-year-old student with autism and ADHD who struggles with homework tasks. Sam likes drawing complex sketches of buildings and wants to be an architect someday. However, her smartphone sometimes gets in the way after school, and she regularly … read more
In the world of behavior analysis, understanding the function, or ‘why,’ a behavior occurs is critical to how we help teens and young adults make meaningful changes and achieve BIG goals. Many times, we hear parents and teachers get caught up in myths of motivation and behavior that really don’t help their teen succeed. Over … read more
“He continually asks me to repeat the instructions.” “I swear, my teenager doesn’t remember what I tell him three minutes later.” “My loved one gets easily frustrated and then uses challenging behavior when they forget instructions.” “This student expects that I’m always around to help if they can’t remember what to do.” Any of these … read more
If there’s anything that life in a pandemic has shown us, it’s how important it is (and how difficult it can be) to adapt to unexpected change. As every aspect of life turned upside down for parents, teachers, and individuals of all ages, it quickly became apparent the areas where we all knew and didn’t … read more
When people ask us to help a child, teen, or adult, we almost always ask about problem solving skills. Does the person-child, teen, or adult-identify problems on their own? When you see a problem in the making, can they see it too? If they come to you with a problem, how much effort does it … read more
When it comes to learning the basics about organization skills, the numbers say it all. According to the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO): Americans spend more than $4.36 billion annually on home storage and organization products. On average, we lose up to nine items per day. That means we spend time looking for 198 743 … read more
In the new world of distance learning and virtual home-school, we hear the same pleas from hundreds of parents, caregivers, teachers, and employers, “I feel like I’m giving hundreds of reminders every day. How hard is it to Just. Get. Started?” In situations where we’re asking for a greater level of independence from our kids, … read more
Among all of the resources available to us, time is the great equalizer. We all have the same amount afforded us each day, and no amount of wealth or skill can create more time. That being said, how we manage and utilize our time can make a tremendous difference in our productivity and happiness. It’s … read more