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Practice means getting the child to do the behavior over and over again. That practice builds habits, literally changing the brains. This changes the behaviour of the child. Simulation increases practice. Simulation consists of changing...

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Kwame Bonsu is a 9 year-old boy in Ghana. He is always late to catch school bus at 6am. His parents are worried about his preparations to school. Each morning Kwame takes his shower,...

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In ABC Parenting framework, we have gone through Antecedents(A) and some behaviors of one to three year-old children. Today we focus on changing behavior using shaping. Shaping is a step by step way of...

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1. They do the opposite of most instructions. They seldom obey any verbal command 2. They Use “No!” as chief word 3. Are not motivated by words 4. Not able to wait 5. Cannot stand frustration 6. They constantly seem...

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It is very painful when our kids do not comply to our instruction. We start nagging and this leads to strife and stress thereby spoiling relationship with the kid. We need to perfectly prompt...

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It is very painful when our kids do not comply to our instructions. We start nagging and this leads to strife and stress thereby spoiling relationship with the kid. We need to perfectly prompt...

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There are 3 types of Antecedents : Prompts, Positive settings and Negative settings. 1. PROMPTS are direct ways to guide behavior. It involves giving instructions on what to do. There are 3 types of prompts: Verbal prompt: State...

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