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Tag: Behavior Management

Parenting Tips: Setting Boundaries Without Punishment

In recent years, more and more parents are becoming aware that punishment often does not lead to long-term benefits when it comes to disciplining and educating children. This shift in understanding is crucial, especially for parents of children with special needs. However, this change in mindset has led some parents to face confusion. In their efforts to avoid punishment, they often struggle to set clear boundaries, which can result in their child becoming harder to manage over time. The key lies in understanding that while punishment may not be effective, boundaries are still essential. Children need structure, guidance, and an understanding of what is right and wrong to feel secure and develop properly. Without boundaries, children can feel lost, and behavior may become increasingly challenging to manage. This issue is even more critical for children with special needs, where consistency and clarity are necessary to foster growth and learning. The Misconception About Positive...

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Managing Problem Behavior at Home

A Guide to a more Confident and Effective Parenting To curb the Covid-19 pandemic, we are encouraged to stay at home and limit our time spent outside. This new normal has greatly impacted children with autism. Disruptions to their daily routines can be extremely stressful for them. As a result, there may be apparent regressions in their skills and understanding which cause a higher likelihood of them having meltdowns. Have a look at our tips here to introduce new routines to them as well as to ease their anxiety during these times of uncertainty. Create a Schedule To help your children to understand and adapt to new routines, you may create daily schedules for your children to follow at home. Routines may include activity like learning time, exercise time, snack time, meal time, shower time, nap time, TV-time and free play time. By presenting the schedules visually, it helps your children to understand the daily expectations and to reduce their anxiety.  Calming...

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