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Handling Your Child's Behavior IssuesIs it that your child won't or can't? So many children with special needs have behavior problems built into their diagnoses, and may act out due to impulses or self-protective routines that we can't understand. That doesn't mean you have to accept chaos as a way of life. Here's some help in handling the unique behavior challenges special-needs kids present us with.
What Is Executive Function?
Definition of the Executive Function, an area of the brain that is weak in many children with behavioral issues. The ABCs of Behavior Management
Getting your child's behavior in check may seem like an impossible task, whether it's out of control all the time or just in specific situations. This ABC list of challenges and solutions can direct you to resources on this Parenting Special Needs site that will put you back in charge of the situation. It's not exactly as easy as ABC, but you can manage it. Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior
From choosing realistic goals to picking your battles, here are ten strategies for making your child more manageable. Behavior Analysis
Information on how to perform an analysis of troubling behavior and change the environment to change the child. Write Your Own School Behavior Plan
Blank forms and sample behavior management plans can help parents be active participants in the process of devising a plan for their student -- or proposing a plan themselves. Sites of the Day: Behavior Issues
Listing of sites on behavioral special needs that have been featured as an About Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day. |
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