Hey Behavior Analyst Mom,

I’ve heard from so many moms that the emotional reactions that come up with your own kids is surprising. You handle this stuff at work every day without having big emotional reactions, but when you get home…it’s a whole other story! 

Guess what? You’re not alone. The shoulds get us all. They get us as Bx Moms in more specific ways. Doesn’t it feel good to be special? Not in this case, huh? 

Here is a set of affirmation cards just for you- or as my behavior brain prefers to use them, visual cues. These have statements of self-compassion and pieces from Acceptance & Commitment Training to help remind you to take care of YOU. Learning to give yourself more compassion and use ACT in your parenting- those are skills. Those are behaviors. How can we make doing a new behavior easier? We can prompt it visually. We can use these as reminders to use these skills and behaviors to take better care of ourselves as BCBA moms.

Who is behind Parenting with ABA?

Leanne Page, BCBA, LBA, ACE provider

Best-selling author of Parenting with Science: Behavior analysis saves mom’s sanity and Enjoy Parenting: The busy mom’s behavior toolbox.

I’ve spent the last 6 years working solely with parents here at Parenting with ABA. I’m using that experience combined with my love of reading and learning to bring continuing education to behavior analysts all about compassionate and effective parent education. I take a big-picture perspective to help reach families where they are and make a real difference.

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