Behavioral Intervention Group

J has been working on map skills, so we took a trip to the zoo in May to put map skills to work! He did such a great job and we had a lot of fun!

Building lots of language and learning to following directions! Check out our Zoo!

Happy 4th of July to all our clients and our Facebook followers! We hope you all have a safe and fun day =)!!

Tips for positive behaviors! Again, easier said than done, but remember there's usually always a rainbow after the storm passes =)

Give an instruction only once. Don't foster greater disobedience by giving it a lot of attention. If you focus on their defiance, it will actually increase.

Learn to ignore -- or actually walk away -- from annoying behavior. When you stop giving attention to annoying behavior, there's nothing in it for the child. When you first start doing it, your child may actually throw even more tantrums -- because they're upset that their usual way of getting what they want isn't working. Eventually they will see that it doesn't work anymore.

Your goal in a tantrum is to get past it. Stay calm yourself and your child will calm down faster.

When you must punish, make it a brief and don't delay it. Don't add punishment if the child complains. If they can't or won't do time out, take away a toy or privilege for a specified time. Longer and harsher punishment doesn't make it more effective.

Ideally, you should be praising your child's behavior 90 percent of the time and punishing only 10 percent of the time. Notice your child's good behavior and give it positive attention. They will do more of it. Change your behavior and your child will change theirs!