Reinforcement provides external motivation when a child is learning a new skill or working hard at managing their behaviour. An event that follows behaviour and increases the probability of that behaviour occurring again is a reinforcer. Types of Reinforcement Social …
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When requesting your child’s attention, call your child by name. Move to your child’s eye level. Touch your child to gain attention and to express affection/interest in your child’s feelings. Find something specific that’s unique about your child and tell …
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Children develop a sense of independence and self-esteem when they are able to care for their own toileting needs. Although toilet training can be challenging at times, remember that each step your child achieves will bring him closer to the …
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Activities that develop and build on children’s self-esteem are important in helping children learn who they are. Role play, including acting out scenarios to problem solve, story making through dramatic play and practice in coping with real life situations will …
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Give your child hugs/kisses throughout the day. These should not be contingent on behavioural expectations. Take time for fun, nurturing activities with your child. Examples include lotioning activities (place body lotion on your child’s hands/feet), massaging activities (gently massage your …
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A workshop designed to take a look at using positive attention and ignoring at the right moments to help your child learn new skills and practice behaviour that will strengthen their relationship with you and others.
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Parent and Child Activity Calendars to Promote Better Speech, Language and Hearing About the Calendars The Calendars provide activities for all children, but will be very helpful for children who have special needs. These are activities that you and your …
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What do the terms mean? Any skill can be thought of as a chain of small steps. These small steps are identified by completing a Task Analysis. Each step, or link in the chain, serves as a cue to do …
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Learning to get dressed or undressed is a big step towards independence for every child. Often times, when young children struggle while putting on their shoes, hat, or jacket, we are quick to jump up and help them. Most preschool …
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Prevent the behaviour Many problem behaviours can be prevented by making the behaviour irrelevant or not important. You can do this by changing the antecedent conditions – the things that happen right before the behaviour. Here are some suggestions: Plan …
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