Are your kids not listening? Complaining? Arguing? Identifying positive behavior vs. negative behavior is a start to solving this problem. Everything we do is a behavior (blinking, itching your arm, stomping your feet on the floor, slapping someone) so it is important to look at these behaviors from a different perspective. Young children’s behavior can […]

It is difficult to modify your child’s behavior through verbal interactions alone. Believe it or not, yelling does not solve problems, it makes them worse. Many behaviors can be shaped by withdrawing attention. Using “Selective Ignoring” is a critical parenting skill. We can teach our kids how to behave through our own actions/behavior. This is […]

I know it has been said over and over again, “Time-Outs don’t work”. That may be true if you are trying to accomplish compliance tasks and effective time-outs by yourself. It is rare a family does not need guidance when implementing compliance training and effective time-outs. I want to lay out a simple, concise, and […]