Parenting advice is everywhere, but when it comes to raising kids, there really is an easy button of parenting. And the easy parenting tip you aren’t using enough is right at your fingertips. Picture this: it’s 10 am and it’s quiet, which is pretty rare in a house full of preschoolers and toddlers. I’m not…
First, take a deep breath. Everything is going to be fine. Better than fine, because with ABA therapy, you and your child are both getting the good help you need. Here’s what to expect, both from your child and as an ABA parent. Who are the key players in the ABA therapy process? Board Certified…
So, your child has been prescribed ABA therapy. What next? ABA therapy is a commitment. ABA can also be a sacrifice of your time and resources and your ideas about your parental interactions with your child. To make that commitment and sacrifice, you need to understand your role as an ABA parent and what you should…
You may have heard that you teach people how to treat you. For parents, this applies to our children, especially when it comes to finding a bad behavior fix. We teach our children how to treat the people in the world around them—including their siblings, teachers, and us!—by what we allow, what stop, and what…
If you’re working from home while simultaneously keeping kids on task during distance learning, you deserve a medal! (And that’s pretty much all of us right now, isn’t it?) Here’s how to deal: teach your kids the art of self-monitoring during online learning (hey, this may even help you stay on task at work, too)!…
Here’s the scene: I’m working from home, trying to edit a document while spying on my kid, who’s in his third Zoom online learning class of the day. Every time it goes silent on his side of the table, I give him side-eye. “Why is it quiet? Aren’t you supposed to be ‘in class’?” “I’m…