Many years ago, professionals assumed that children with significant developmental disabilities were incapable of learning. As a result of extensive research and practical experience, we now understand that is not...
Sleep is something that many children struggle with, but for children with special needs, it can be an even bigger challenge. There are already so many things that need to...
Running Errands Successfully When my daughter was seven years-old and we would shop, she would lay on the floor of the store and refuse to get up, yelling “No” quite...
Addressing Difficult Behavior Effectively The news and social media regularly publish stories depicting parents, educators, and others who are responsible for children with special needs, resorting to punitive approaches to...
Family Chat: Improving Family Lives with Positive Behavior Support In case you missed the Family Chat on Improving Family Lives with Positive Behavior Support, the video (in its entirety) is very informative, but for...
Positive Behavior Support as a Family Affair Positive behavior support (PBS) has been shown to be an effective approach for supporting children’s behavior. It involves proactive, teaching, and management strategies...
Communication Darrin begins shifting his body weight, then mumbling, and then finally screaming. Something is clearly amiss, but what? His grandmother starts offering him food items and toys and trying...
Life Skills A parent is the first teacher a child will have. We may start out by trying to teach them how to say “mama” or “dada”, or to identify...
Working Together: Family-School Collaboration in Positive Behavior Support Positive behavior support (PBS) combines the principles of applied behavior analysis with person, family, and system-centered practices to improve behavior and quality...
Screen Addiction Are your kids obsessed with screens? Are they constantly on Facebook or playing video and mobile games? Makes you wonder how much this digital era is affecting these...
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