by Leanne Page | Apr 11, 2022 | Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Uncategorized
A friend recently shared some advice she heard from a speaker or parenting book or somewhere- sometimes you have to remind yourself to smile at your kids. I like that. Sometimes you have to remind yourself to smile at your child. Uh-oh. All the goody two shoes parents...
by Leanne Page | Mar 7, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Uncategorized
One of the biggest arguments against the use of positive reinforcement is this: reliance on external control. The goal is always intrinsic, or internal, motivation for our kids to WANT to engage in appropriate behaviors. The goal for myself is intrinsic motivation to...
by Leanne Page | Feb 21, 2022 | Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Uncategorized
I know you never lose your cool with your kids. Right, Mama? They never do things repeatedly that make you feel like a crazy person. They never push ALL your buttons at the same time. Ha! Yeah, right. Most of the strategies I share with you here at Parenting with ABA...
by Leanne Page | Jan 17, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement
Do you know what one of my favorite parenting tools is? You guessed positive reinforcement, didn’t you? Close- but today I’m going with HUMOR! When things are tense- can we help ourselves and our kids to crack a smile to defuse the situation? When my kids are in a bad...
by Leanne Page | Jan 10, 2022 | Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Uncategorized
Have you heard of family meetings? Do you have them regularly in your home? Have you ever tried to? What exactly is a family meeting? Why should any of us try this? And how do we do it? Let’s break it down. These are my 4 P’s of Family Meetings: Pump Up, Problem...
by Leanne Page | Dec 8, 2021 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Problem Behavior
Earlier this week I rewrote the Elf on the Shelf to remind you that Christmas season is a time of joy- not threats of losing your gifts or getting coal in your stocking. So why stop there? How about Santa? In the spirit of focusing on what your child needs, meeting...
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