Middle school, the place where pre-teens identities are found through the locker filled halls. But according to a recent … More
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The Great Emoji Balloon Caper
It had all started pretty innocently. For once, we weren’t in a hurry, we had about three hours to spare. The … More
PSA: Let your kids play all of the sports.
Growing up, I think I played every sport imaginable. Whether it was in the backyard with friends or on official … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting, Part V- Instruction, Modeling, Role- Play and Reinforcement
We are going to revisit reinforcement in this article within the context of another behavior change strategy. This strategy involves … More
Year End Chaos
What year end, you ask? Well, you would know if you are a parent! If you’ve got a kid in … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting, Part IV: Correction-Overcorrection
In our second article of the series, we discussed positive and negative punishment. In this article, we are going to … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting, Part III: Extinction
In our first article in the series, we looked at how positive and negative reinforcement is sometimes used by parents, … More
Fear of being Normal!
I hate that new trendy phrase “Free Range parenting” used to describe what I consider “Normal” parenting. It somehow makes the … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting Part II: Punishment
Our last article in the series discussed reinforcement, a term used to describe a technique that seeks to increase a … More