by Leanne Page | Nov 2, 2022 | Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
When our kids have the big feelings and big reactions, how do we help them calm back down? Deep breathing? Yoga poses? Quiet calming corner? Yes and no. Every single one of us has our own preferred method of emotional regulation. What helps you to calm your fired up...
by Leanne Page | Aug 29, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Uncategorized
You peek into the kitchen around 5pm- Anywheresville, USA. Mom is trying to make dinner. Child #1 is asking Mom the same question over and over and over. Mom answers it patiently over and over and over. Child #2 starts helping their self to a snack. Opening the...
by Leanne Page | Jul 25, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Problem Behavior, Uncategorized
When your child is doing something that is driving you crazy and/or causing problems in your home- what is your first reaction? What is that knee jerk parenting reaction we all have. SHUT. IT. DOWN. Make it stop. Find a way to put an end to this problem behavior....
by Leanne Page | May 23, 2022 | Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Uncategorized
When our kids are having all the BIG feelings, their reactions and behaviors might not be super pleasant to be around. When they get triggered, it’s all too common for us as parents to escalate right there along with them. But have you seen this quote before? “An...
by Leanne Page | May 16, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Uncategorized
No means no. But other things can mean no also. Does your child have big reactions when you tell them no? Is the word no sometimes or often a trigger for your child leading to all kinds of problem behaviors? We have to tell our kids no. No- do not run into traffic....
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...
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