Parenting with ABA Blog
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Making un-fun things more fun
Pairing is a strategy I talk about on this blog post and I dedicate a whole chapter to in Parenting with Science: Behavior Analysis Saves Mom’s Sanity Pairing means that we pair something reinforcing (in this video, they call it fun) with something that is not...
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I am always open to new avenues to help disseminate behavior analysis. I am honored to be a guest blogger over at aha-now with this article: Top 5 Behavior Management Strategies for Parents! Read all 5 and see what you think!
Behavior Plans + Parents = Winning!
I'm pleased to welcome back Tameika Meadows, BCBA, from www.iloveaba.com to share her second installment in this series: What BCBAs Wish Every Parent Knew! If you missed the first one, check it out here! Next up in the series, let’s talk about Behavior Plans. If you...
Positive behavior supports work. They WORK!!!
Do you guys remember my posts about using social stories to help my little survive being dropped off at child care? She used to cry the whole time I was gone. I got paged at the gym to come pick her up every single time we went. For months. Every. Time. It was so...
Prevention is key
My little one has been putting her hands in her mouth all the time lately. I’m hoping a molar or two appears to explain this but until then, we want to keep her healthy by keeping dirty/germy hands out of her mouth. The other night she was hanging out with her dad in...
The One Phrase That Can Make Parenting Easier
A parent writes: “Dear Behavior BFF, I try to stay positive and build my child up. But instead, I find myself yelling and nagging at him constantly! I don’t think he listens to a word I say, positive or not. Help! I feel like a crazy person just talking to a...
One true love = books
My daughter loves books. She loves checking out library books. She asks me to read to her about 3 billion times each day. She will sit and flip through book pages while narrating in toddler babble that only she can understand. I love reading to my daughter. I love...
What BCBAs Wish Every Parent Knew
I'm pleased to welcome Tameika Meadows, BCBA, from www.iloveaba.com to share some insights from BCBAs to parents. When I am meeting with a parent for the first time, there are a few questions that tend to pop up in the conversation regardless of age of the child,...
Mom Talk Monday
I realize today is Tuesday as I'm posting about Mom Talk Monday. Oops. So typical for Moms of Littles, am I right?I was honored to participate in my friend Meghan's Mom Talk Monday over on her blog yesterday. She sent me some pretty deep questions and I did my best to...
Social Skills Resources for Teaching
Here are a few of my favorite social skills resources that are FREEEEE! There is a LOT of good stuff out there on the interwebs to help make your life easier- if you are a parent trying to teach your child or if you are a teacher or service provider. But how do you...
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