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Have an impatient child? Tired of tantrums when your child needs to wait? Learn a simple strategy to teach patience wherever you are!

Does this sound familiar? You’re sitting in a waiting room at the doctor’s office. Your child is crawling under the chairs, over your lap, and hanging upside down from the back of another chair. Your child keeps asking “How much longer??” and you’ve said, “Just another minute” for the hundredth time with no idea how much longer it really will be. How about this one? … Continue reading Have an impatient child? Tired of tantrums when your child needs to wait? Learn a simple strategy to teach patience wherever you are!

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General Resources, Parent Resources

Toilet training a child with a disability

One of the questions I am asked all the time at the Behavior Buzz clinic is, “How do you handle toilet training a child with a disability?” This question is often closely followed by, “Actually, can you work on toilet training with children with disabilities?” My answer is YES! Children with disabilities can toilet train. I’ve successfully helped families master toilet training their children with … Continue reading Toilet training a child with a disability

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General Resources, Parent Resources

Do you have a child who refuses to eat? Tired of mealtime battles? Check out the one strategy you can’t miss!! **A free printables post**

Parents frequently call me stating their child refuses to eat. Parents feel like they’re losing their minds. Their children refuse to eat anything, the parents become frustrated, and eventually the battle escalates. Parents may feel that their child is surviving on chicken nuggets alone or not eating anything. The dinner table becomes a battleground, and everyone is frustrated. But what if there was an easy … Continue reading Do you have a child who refuses to eat? Tired of mealtime battles? Check out the one strategy you can’t miss!! **A free printables post**

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Behavior Basics 3: Reward Systems to Help Improve Child Behavior!

​This is the third post in a connected series on the basics of child behavior. Click here if you want to go back to the first post on the causes of child behavior or here for the second one on changing child behavior! These posts will break down the basics of understanding problem child behaviors, why child behaviors occur, how to prevent problem child behaviors, and how to handle … Continue reading Behavior Basics 3: Reward Systems to Help Improve Child Behavior!

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Academics, Parent Resources

Folder Activities: A Great Way to Teach Almost Any Skill! *links to product

Folder activities are one of my absolute favorite strategies for teaching children at a wide range of ages and levels! Although many people think folder activities are only for basic skills (such as matching or spelling), in reality they can be used for children at any age or developmental level. File folder activities work well for even very complex skills (such as algebra, geography, or … Continue reading Folder Activities: A Great Way to Teach Almost Any Skill! *links to product

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Parent Resources, Social Emotional Skills

How Can I Help My Child Calm Down? (A free printables post!)

One of the most common reasons families come to The Behavior Buzz clinic is because children are struggling with emotional control. Parents report their child has inappropriate behaviors and they don’t know how to help. Children may show problem behaviors for a variety of reasons, but often these behaviors suggest that the child is feeling anxious or angry. When children have negative emotions (scared, mad, … Continue reading How Can I Help My Child Calm Down? (A free printables post!)

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Parent Resources

Handling too many toys!

An extremely common complaint in many homes is that the toys are over-running the house. Parents complain that there are toys in every room, and despite the huge number of toys available, their children constantly complain that they are bored and have absolutely nothing to do! The reality is, a lot of children really do have too many toys. They have toys in their bedroom, … Continue reading Handling too many toys!

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General Resources, Parent Resources

Behavior Basics Part 2: Taking Data on Child Behavior (includes data sheet)

This is the second post in a connected series on the basics of child behavior. Click here if you want to go back to the first post on the causes of child behavior! These posts will break down the basics of understanding problem child behaviors, why child behaviors occur, how to prevent problem child behaviors, and how to handle child behaviors when they occur. The second post will … Continue reading Behavior Basics Part 2: Taking Data on Child Behavior (includes data sheet)

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General Resources, Parent Resources

Learn How to get your Kids Through their Morning (or evening!) Daily Routine without a Battle in (honestly) 3 Easy Steps!

Does it ever feel like you spend every day telling your child the same exact thing? Is every morning a replay of the day before: you telling your child the same steps to get out the door and your child acting like they’ve never heard them before? Some children struggle to learn daily routines, but there’s a simple strategy you can use to help make … Continue reading Learn How to get your Kids Through their Morning (or evening!) Daily Routine without a Battle in (honestly) 3 Easy Steps!

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Teaching new skills and how to fade prompts

Children engage in problem behaviors. It’s true of children with disabilities and it’s true of typically developing children. Part of growing up is learning which behaviors are and are not appropriate, and to figure that out, kids try out all kinds of behaviors. Most parents understand the basics of putting in place consequences to stop problem behaviors, but far fewer parents know the tricks to … Continue reading Teaching new skills and how to fade prompts

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