Promoting Appropriate Behavior

Promoting Appropriate Behavior

It would be great if we never had to worry about inappropriate, maladaptive, and/or challenging behavior. But then I’d be out of a job. And I really like what I do. However, I do have some secrets to share to decrease the likelihood of your child engaging in unwanted behavior, even if you’re not entirely…

The ABCs of Behavior

The ABCs of Behavior

For simplicity’s sake, everything a person does can be filtered down to a three-term contingency: something happened –> so someone did something –> and something else happened that will lead that person either to do that thing again or not. For example, you see a plate of cookies on the counter. Either you can ask…