Experts, parents, and bystanders all agree that parenting is tough. Having been in the counseling and parenting field for the last 18 years, I can acknowledge how tough parenting can be. Parents are trying to love, nurture and keep their child ren safe all while maintaining a home, employment, and other life obligations.
It helps if we, as parents, have quick little techniques and parenting hacks to get us through. It allows your child to regulate their behavior, while providing a clear expectation and a preferred reward in one sentence. No back and forth discussion needed, and your child has the option to comply or not to comply. This intervention is an easy and effective intervention that has substantial research behind it in the world of ABA.
Behavioral experts utilize it in treatment planning, classroom settings, compliance in the home; but you as a parent do not need to attend a lecture on applied behavioral analysis to utilize it.
Adding this simple direct parenting hack to your current parenting strategies will put yet another tool in your parenting toolbox, and potentially reduce negative behaviors.
If you wish to learn this and other parenting tools, schedule an appointment today. Equilibria has been proudly serving the community for over 15 years.
