by Leanne Page | Sep 12, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Uncategorized
Put on your own oxygen mask first. This is important for your own self-care as a mom. When you hear that, what feelings come up for you? Does it make you roll your eyes like, “Who has time for that?” Or are you thinking, “What does that even mean?” For our purposes...
by Leanne Page | Sep 5, 2022 | Parenting in General, Uncategorized
Have you heard of the term Parental Burnout? It’s a very real ting that is actually different from job burnout. Job burnout typically has 3 components: A state of emotional and physical exhaustion A detached attitude towards work A decreased sense of accomplishment If...
by Leanne Page | Aug 29, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Uncategorized
You peek into the kitchen around 5pm- Anywheresville, USA. Mom is trying to make dinner. Child #1 is asking Mom the same question over and over and over. Mom answers it patiently over and over and over. Child #2 starts helping their self to a snack. Opening the...
by Leanne Page | Jul 25, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Problem Behavior, Uncategorized
When your child is doing something that is driving you crazy and/or causing problems in your home- what is your first reaction? What is that knee jerk parenting reaction we all have. SHUT. IT. DOWN. Make it stop. Find a way to put an end to this problem behavior....
by Leanne Page | Jul 18, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Uncategorized
“Flexible parenting is about approaching parenting with an open mind and creativity. It is about taking a flexible, experimental approach to parenting- an approach of discovering what works for you and for your child.” (Whittingham & Coyne, 2019) It’s all about...
by Leanne Page | Jul 11, 2022 | Parenting in General, Uncategorized
Stop should-ing on yourself. I should have planned better. I should have known my child would need something different. I should have said no to that. I should have said yes to that. I should have used positive parenting strategies. I should have used gentle parenting...
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