IABA Owner’s Blog
Mom Judgment and Letting Go
Last week, I wrote a lot about my journey into motherhood, which took me in and out of the throes of perfectionism. I like to tell people I’m a recovering perfectionist. I say this knowing that, in...
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Be Present not Perfect
To me, young children are among the world’s greatest gifts. Given the chance, every single child can flourish. Before children, I found my way into the world of therapy through research and my work. In all honesty,...
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FAQ About Behavior Change
In taking the last month to talk about “why” behavior happens, we focused on figuring out why your little someone engages in behaviors that are disruptive to you and your family. If you’ve taken the approach of...
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Automatically Maintained Behaviors and Beyond
The last three weeks I’ve written about how your child’s behavior is maintained by attention, escape, and access to tangibles. If these topics resonated with you, it is most likely your little sweetheart is engaging in problem...
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Access to Tangibles, the Toddler Years
Over the last two weeks, we’ve taken a deep dive into attention-seeking behavior and behavior maintained by escape. If you’ve been following along, I’m hoping these blogs have helped you and you’re starting to see some patterns...
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The Escape Artist
Last week we dove into attention-maintained behaviors and what to do when your little one is engaging in challenging behaviors to gain your (or others) attention. This week we’re going to jump into talking about what to...
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Your Little Attention Seeker and Mine
In a bustling world where busy is the new cool, I wanted to take a moment and give thanks for the time I’m given to write these blogs and the time you are taking to read them....
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Taking Space to Find Your What and Why
Last week I spent time going over your little (or big!) one’s developmental capabilities using neuroscience. I started to lay the framework for looking at how your child’s environment determines their behavior. It was a lot of...
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Everything Happens for a Reason, Straight Talk about Functions of Behavior
As a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) I’ve heard a lot of criticisms about ABA (applied behavior analysis) therapy. I think the bulk of these criticisms come from the misunderstanding that ABA is a field full of...
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Tolerating Tantrums and Why Self Care is so Important
Last week I told you I could write for days about why I started my work. Don’t worry—today isn’t that day—but I do want to talk about a related topic. A large part of my clinical work...
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Receiving Help from a Mom’s Perspective
I’m new to the world of motherhood, two years and two babies new. Before the world of motherhood, I spent my time building and growing a company to provide ABA therapy (applied behavior analysis) to create the...
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