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Freaking Intermittent Reinforcement
Picture this. It’s 3 am. In a dark room. The sound of the ocean is all you hear. You rock back and forth. Back and forth.That’s where I found myself a few nights ago. Only it wasn’t really the ocean- it was a sound machine. And I was rocking my infant who went from...
How else do you teach trust?
A little while back I checked on my book on amazon. I like to check in on it every once in a while and see how it’s doing. Well this time I had another review! To date, my reviews had been almost all 5 stars, with one 4 star. So checking reviews had historically been...
Escape
Behavior analytic research tells us there are four functions of problem behavior. You can remember them with the acronym “Everybody EATS.” E- escape (to escape a demand, situation, or consequences)A- attention (to gain the attention of someone else)T- tangibles (to...
Thank you!
January was a record-shattering month for my book, "Parenting with Science: Behavior Analysis Saves Mom's Sanity."Thank you so much for your support! I hope to disseminate ABA and make positive behavior supports accessible to all parents!Please take a minute to leave...
Expanding language
My toddler is a talker. All the time. She narrates her life and wants us to participate in the re-telling. Sometimes (okay, often) I long for just a little bit of peace and quiet. I often ask her, "Who taught you how to talk?" as a joke. She laughs and says, "I just...
Nearly a year later…
My last real blog post was nearly a year ago. That's not so good. Why so long? Well- it's been an eventful year! Our 2nd daughter was born this fall. Leading up to that was not the world's easiest pregnancy with "morning sickness" meaning all the time sickness. Every...
Book Sale this Week!
Back to school sale! Parenting with Science: Behavior Analysis Saves Mom's Sanity is on sale this week (8/29/16-9/3/16)!Monday- $0.99Tuesday- $1.99Wednesday- $2.99Thursday- $3.99Friday- back to $4.99Shop early for the best deals! Tell your...
Why do I keep doing that? Your 3-step guide to reinforcement
I'm happy to welcome Beth from Behaviour Babble for a guest post on reinforcement! Read more about Beth below the post and be sure to check out her website and Facebook page! Image courtesy of Thefeedingdoctor.com Imagine this. You are going about your evening when...
What BCBAs Wish Parents Knew- Parent Involvement
A HUGE thank you to Tameika Meadows for sharing here. Keep up with Tameika at www.Iloveaba.com! For the final installment in the series (I know… I’ll miss you too), let’s talk about an issue that is very close to my heart, and one I am super passionate about: Parent...
Get your ducks in a row…
I'm excited to have Allison Venuto, owner of Ducks in a Row- a personal organization service- here with us on the blog today! More about Allison and Ducks in a Row Personal Organizing below! The World’s Greatest 4-Year-Old spent the weekend at our house a few...
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