Another parent sits in my office and asks, “Do you think she’s doing this for attention?” After a series of questions, it seems that “Yes. She is.” She is coming up with new worries daily. She goes from seemingly happy to scared within seconds. She feeds off of talking about her anxiety. She says she […]
Behavior Contracts are a great way to monitor a child’s behavior both at school and at home. The contract is simple: A teacher/parent and a child both agree to 3 specific behaviors (i.e. keeping hands to myself, using nice words, doing what has been asked the first time) and then the child signs the bottom […]
Websters defines Consequence as: 1. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier. 2. an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. 3. the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning. The first two definitions are simple. A consequence is something that follows an action. It can be […]
