Let’s NOT Create Avoidance!
Did you know that behavior analysts are one of the few professions trained to assess and treat unwanted patterns of avoidant behavior? Children use their behavior for a variety of…
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Negotiation Tactics can be a Foe or Friend
Negotiation can be a great skill Negotiation can be a great skill for children and adults in life! We all have opinions and desires, and it’s okay to communicate them….
Read More →Picking Parenting Battles is a Balancing Act!
It’s a balancing act! Parenting is not about picking every battle. It’s about picking the right battles! As yourself these two questions when deciding if a battle is worth picking:…
Read More →Top 5 Sibling Play Skills
Play together nicely? My children? Is that even possible? If you are thinking this as we are heading into spring, you are not alone! As the end of the school…
Read More →6 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Child’s Avoidance/Escape Behaviors
When a child is engaging in unwanted behavior, a common suggestion from well-meaning friends, family members, teachers, doctors, nurses, passers-by, and even social media friends is to ignore the unwanted…
Read More →Are you talking without teaching? Or teaching without talking?
When your child started crawling, did you say, “Hi sweetie, it’s time to start crawling now!” before he or she started working on those leg muscles and crawling around the…
Read More →Independent Skills To The Rescue!
Teach Sibling(s) Pivotal Skills Before Baby #2 Arrives! Whether this is your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th baby, it will be a new experience for the older sibling(s). S/he has never…
Read More →Choices During Big Life Changes!
What does it take for you to manage stressors during big life changes? Change is stressful and hard for most people. Big changes like moving, having another baby, getting into…
Read More →Why Won’t My Child Just GO TO SLEEP!?!
Young children have very little control over most things in their lives! Your child may protest, whine, or tantrum to “get his/her way”. When it comes to sleep, eating, and…
Read More →Toilet Training is NOT a “One Size Fits All” Approach with Behave Your Best!
When it comes to toilet training, as with all behavior, what works for one child may not work for another! This can be a skill that comes easily for some…
Read More →Did You Practice? Or Just Preach?
Did you learn to read on your own by picking up a chapter book? Statistics about the accident rates in our teenage drivers are evidence of our inability to get…
Read More →Managing Your Expectations
Managing parental expectations is an essential component of our consultation service at Behave Your Best! Learning to respect your child’s “switch” is an important part of the outcomes of our…
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