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Let Them Lead!
Our kids still need us to help them. We still have to place boundaries for health and safety. Child-led doesn’t mean that your kid gets the run of the house. It means that they are a part of the house and treated as such. I often see child-led being claimed when in reality, that child…
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I Know Something Good About You
I Know Something Good About You Wouldn’t this old world be better If the folks we meet would say – “I know something good about you!” And treat us just that way? Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy If each handclasp, fond and true, Carried with it this assurance – “I know something good about…
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Flexibility
I used to think that being flexible meant that I was being a “push-over,” or that someone could really do the splits well. I thought that if I placed a demand, no matter what the demand was, that I had to follow through with it. I had drawn a line in the sand, and my…
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ABA in Schools
When I first got started in behavioral health, I had the privilege of providing ABA in schools. It was nothing short of amazing. I loved every minute of it, and it was incredible to see how my clients were able to generalize skills and incorporate things that they loved throughout their classroom materials. I enjoyed…
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Value-Based Parenting
As a BCBA, I thought I would definitely raise my children a certain way. I knew that I would completely withhold access to all reinforcers from my children when they were displaying challenging behaviors. I would never respond if they were screaming for my attention. I would keep all demands in place and wait them…
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How is Across Environments Different?
When Across Environments was established in 2018, my goal was to help bridge a gap that I saw in services in Colorado Springs. The greatest gap I continued to see was that skills were not generalizing unless they were explicitly taught in those areas and under the conditions of a very controlled environment. Prior to…
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An Introduction to In-Home Services
“How did today’s session go?” “It was good. We worked on washing hands, and he did great!” This, or something similar is a typical exchange from a caregiver picking up a child from a center after having been there for 4 hours for ABA. “It was good,” that’s it? You worked on handwashing, that was…
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