(Family Features) Many parents of young children face behavioral concerns like children not listening, throwing tantrums, biting and more. While every situation is unique, parents can rest assured ...

Operationally define challenging behaviors. Challenging behaviors should be defined in terms that are specific, observable, and measureable (i.e., one can see and count the behaviors). Be specific ...

This post was written with Jessica Minahan and originally appeared in the Harvard Education Letter. About 10 percent of the school population, or 9–13 million children, struggle with mental health ...

As a child psychologist who specializes in helping kids with challenging behavior, I hear how often we parents take the blame for our kids’ behavior, whether the behavior happens at home, at school or ...

Photo by Tuesdays Child, which specializes in childrens behavior by helping both the child and the parent. What do you do when your child hits, throws tantrums or refuses to share? Where should you ...

The main idea behind this model is that many behaviors we do are what we call learned behaviors. However, when we say that behaviors are learned, we don’t mean that you purposely taught your child to ...

No child’s perfect, right? So what’s a parent to do when they’re at their wit’s end – whether because of toddler tantrums or teen defiance? The first step in tackling challenging behavior is ...

Now that you know several different prevention strategies, which one will you use first? We have provided you with some tips for success to help you through the process: Choose specific challenging ...

Children with autism tend to engage in challenging behavior more than other children, which impacts their ability to engage appropriately with instructional tasks. Existing literature has established ...

Routine and structure are often essential in the lives of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, those key elements were upended in most ...

Two months into this past school year, I was approached by a few teachers about the challenges they were having with students. The year was just beginning, but these teachers—two new to the profession ...

Understanding why certain behaviors occur and the appropriate techniques to address them can help parents mitigate their impact. Many parents of young children face behavioral concerns like children ...