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Are Your Really Modeling Appropriate Behavior?

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Modeling appropriate behavior is something parents strive to do and most times we do a good job of it. We remember not to swear in front of our kids. We always say “please” and “thank you”. However, I’ve realized that we do weird things sometimes. Take for instance, yelling. We want our kids not to yell and talk loud yet we yell and talk loud. I realized the absurdity of this on Saturday when Tyler had his volume at full-blast. “Stop making so much NOISE,” I yelled. Where does that kid get his loud mouth? Well, duh! I try to … Continue reading →

Impulse Control Disorder

Shortly after the boys moved in, the words “dysfunction” and “disorder” became commonplace in our everyday language. There were a multitude of them, some diagnosed, others lying in wait to be discovered in the boys’ everyday behavior. We were aware of Randy’s ADHD, FAE, and learning disabilities. We soon learned Daniel had real and critical problems with Attachment Disorder and hoarding issues. However, it took us awhile to realize there was a serious issue with Randy; he had been diagnosed with Impulse Control Disorder, but we weren’t aware of it until we experienced his behavioral symptoms. Our first inclination of … Continue reading →

Rehearsing Appropriate Behavior

Here’s a great way to teach your child appropriate behavior; you rehearse it. It’s a really easy technique to follow but it will have your misbehaving child behaving appropriately in no time. You can read more about it in Ray Levy and Bill O’Hanlon’s book, Try and Make Me! The book is a resource for parents with “defiant” kids but many of the techniques can be adapted for non-defiant kids. There are four steps to this technique: (1) Decide on a behavior you want to change. Then tell your child that, based on the way he’s behaving, you think he … Continue reading →