Call the special time, “Special time with mommy” or “Special daddy time.” Call it anything you wish, but give the “time” a name. It is not enough to just say “alright, now we’ll do something fun…” since the child will not appreciate it. Plan: Set a consistent time each week Anywhere between 15-30 minutes to […]
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Below is a list of eating manners organized as reds and greens. Use the list as a guide for figuring out precisely which eating habits need to be taught. NON-MANNERS Eating with mouth open Nibbling Stuffing Mouth Messy face and fingers Sitting far from table Eating with fingers Picking with fingers out of a public
If you read the article on Immediate Re-practice, you might recall that Judy had a tendency to double-dip, yet warnings not to do it again didn’t seem to work. With mom’s instructions, Judy did an Immediate Re-practice and practiced right then and there how to stop herself from double-dipping via a one-time practice using self-control
Do you find yourself repeating questions before you finally get an answer? Do you sometimes wonder if your child or student suffers from selective hearing loss? Have you been told that your student has Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and therefore might not understand what you are saying? Is that a reason why you keep
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When your child says, “It’s not fair; you gave him more orange juice than me,” have you tried to even the score? Did you give him some more juice just to hear your other child say “Well now he has more than me!!”? Oftentimes, children will make comparisons with their siblings and complain about unfairness:
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When parents and educators discover that behaviors can be broken down into a list of reds and greens, one of the most-often asked questions is: “So which behaviors do I address first?” Address those behaviors that are happening very frequently and are causing the most difficulties for the people around them. Usually, my response is
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Why do some children fight more than others? Why is it that some kids seem to work out their little squabbles, yet others don’t resolve their conflicts until after a physical fiasco and/or a crying meltdown? I wondered the same and decided to find out. Initially, I observed a class of four year-old kindergarten girls.
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