Stop Putting Out Behavioral Fires! Prevent Them!
There’s a chance you set some new goals for yourself each year – such as keeping your “light switch” on by doing some self-care, getting outside more, being more present…
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Top 5 Reasons to Teach Your Child to Try New Foods
For today’s parents, we are constantly having to choose between convenience and nutrition. There are very few options that provide both in our society today. A perhaps unwelcome side effect…
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 →We Do This Everyday! Can You Please Do It Now!
By now we hope you are familiar with our trademark technique “Pretend You Are A Light Switch®” If not, go take a look at the “Respect the Switch!” blog post…
Read More →Are You Listening to Me? Did You Hear What I Just Said?
What I love about the title of this post is how seemingly innocent the two phrases go hand-in-hand – asking if someone is listening to you, and then asking if…
Read More →Support does not equal advice (and why we love data)!
“It takes a village to raise a child” is an adage that persists into today’s ever-expanding reaches of social media. Online support groups are created for so many different areas…
Read More →Sync Your Switches for Back to School Success
Back to school is often a time filled with excitement – teachers planning a new classroom theme, children getting to see friends and teachers again, meeting new friends and teachers,…
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 →Planning a family vacation this summer? Don’t forget to pack behavior!
My child’s vacation packing list: swimsuits, sunscreen, water shoes, toys, games, snacks, a plan to keep my child’s “switch” on!? As we enter into the warm months, many families are…
Read More →It’s park season! Here are some tips for leaving successfully!
Two cheers to parks to be open in Minnesota! Hurrah! Hurrah! But for many parents of young children, it is bittersweet. We have been cooped up all winter and yearn…
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