Operationally define challenging behaviors. Challenging behaviors should be defined in terms that are specific, observable, and measureable (i.e., one can see and count the behaviors). Be specific ...

This post was written with Jessica Minahan and originally appeared in the Harvard Education Letter. About 10 percent of the school population, or 9–13 million children, struggle with mental health ...

This module is about managing your child’s non-compliant behaviors during mission plan activities. Has your child been refusing to participate in steps of their mission plan even when you use the ...

Though there are many different types of strategies to help with challenging behaviors, the focus of this week will be on prevention strategies, or how you can change the antecedents. Most caregivers ...

The main idea behind this model is that many behaviors we do are what we call learned behaviors. However, when we say that behaviors are learned, we don’t mean that you purposely taught your child to ...

Toddlers are wonderful—they are creative, engaging, silly, and fun. They are also easily frustrated and have a reputation for being unreasonable. This is largely because of their immature, yet ...

What do you do when your child hits, throws tantrums or refuses to share? Where should you turn for a child dealing with anxiety or depression? A panel of four experts — JoAnne Loper from Tuesday's ...