Parenting with ABA Blog
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What Do These Nerdy Behavior Science Words Actually Mean to Real People?
When behavior analysts speak, sometimes it sounds like a foreign language. ABA jargon exists for a reason as it help us to live up to some of our 7 dimensions of the science like analytic, technological, and conceptually systematic practice. But if you aren’t a...
How Parents Can Stop Shoulding on Themselves
Parents and caregivers are flooded with a constant barrage of advice. When we don’t follow that advice, the mind creeps in with all those “shoulds” and guilt. All the pressure, worries, and what ifs can so easily invade your mind and leave you feeling overwhelmed and...
Can I Use in ACT in Parent Training? Should I?
Have you ever wondered: Am I even able to use ACT techniques if I don’t have a college degree in it? Is this in my scope of practice as a BCBA? What about scope of competence? What’s the difference? How can I make it easier for my families to follow through with my...
Why Parenting with ABA?
What’s the biggest problem facing parents today? We are overwhelmed with too much information coming at us! Everyone has an opinion about how we are to raise our children to be kind humans. What is credible? What is nonsense? How can we tell? How do we make the right...
Stick With Your Family’s Chosen Qualities and the Science of Behavior to Make the Most of Summer
Have you seen the posts, reels, or videos about how you need to treasure every summer moment as a parent because you only get 18 summers with your child(ren)? How do those make you feel? Scared into being a more fun mom? Do they add on the mom guilt? That’s just what...
Avoid the Summer Meltdown: Tips for Keeping Your Cool and Enjoying Quality Time With Your Family
Picture this: summer days with the family, at home or traveling, or even juggling a mixed schedule of camps and activities. How does the mom look in your imaginary family? How do you look in your visions of the summer?Is the summer mom smiling and laughing? Is she...
For All the Moms Ready to Leave Meltdown City & Discipline Drama in the Rearview:
Parenting is hard. Find the real “trick” to getting your kids to listen. Find effective ways to feel more connected and less conflicted in your parent-child relationship. If you’ve tried everything under the sun to make life smoother at your house and stop the...
How Do You View Your Child? As a Sunset to Be Enjoyed or a Math Problem to Be Solved?
This is a question I’ve seen come up in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy books, courses, etc. I don’t know who to credit the quote with, so if you know- tell me in the comments! A sunset or a math problem? Yikes. That can be a tough pill to swallow if we’ve been...
3 Simple Ways to Get in Tune With Your Child
Are you ready to learn a fancy word today? Attunement. Getting in tune with your child. Getting in sync with your child. (Not listening to N’Sync with your child though a good parent would absolutely teach their kids the dance to Bye Bye Bye. If this is weird to you,...
Where on Earth Do I Even Begin with All These Behavior Tools?!
“I want to use these Parenting with ABA tools in my home, but I don’t know where to start!” “I see all these posts about connecting with my kids better, managing my own feelings, teaching my kids, helping my kids get along, using visual supports- but I don’t know how...
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