by Leanne Page | Mar 15, 2022 | Parenting in General, Uncategorized
When you hear the words “self-care”, what is your reaction? A sigh of relief? Rolling your eyes as it feels like just ONE. MORE. THING.? As a busy mom, we’ve all heard the expression to put your own oxygen mask on first. But when are we supposed to do that? Self-care...
by Leanne Page | Mar 14, 2022 | Parenting in General, Teaching Tools
Do you know the easiest way to help teach your child self-regulation strategies? Narrate your day Do you know the easiest way to help teach your child self-regulation strategies? Narrate your day! One of the first things we want to teach our children is to recognize...
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 | Feb 7, 2022 | Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
Do your kids seem to have extra big feelings sometimes? All the emotions and allllll the reactions?? What are we supposed to do in that very moment? We want to teach our kids emotional regulation. We want to use positive parenting tools. We want our kids to be safe...
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...
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