Improving Behavior

How to Use a Behavior Chart

There are a variety of behavior charts available to parents. As long as they are seen as a temporary tool to get a child back on track, they can be very effective. Here we will explore how to use CfP's version of a behavior chart.

Behavior Chart Basics

Behavior charts are a common parenting tool. Here we explore the purpose of a behavior chart along with some cautions regarding its use.

Using Role Play to Train Children

Training our children in what we would like them to do is as important as disciplining them for what we don't want them to do. Using role play is a wonderful tool parents can use to help a child gain mastery of an under-developed behavior or skill.

How to Discipline Children with Actions, Not Words

Parenting doesn't have to be complicated. Read on to find out how you can improve your child's behavior without saying a word.

Display of Inadequacy: Children Who Give Up

Helpless, hopeless kids who give up easily are said to demonstrate a display of inadequacy. If you have a child who just can't seem to live up to his own expectations, there are things you can do to help. You will learn the difference between praise and encouragement as well as the most effective way to discipline these kids.

Revenge-Seeking Behavior in Children

Often children who lash out and cause others pain do so because they are IN pain. Here you will learn what revenge-seeking behavior looks like in children and the most effective way to discipline a child who struggles in this area.

Controlling Behavior in Children

Learn what's motivating your child's controlling behavior as well as effective ways to address it.

Attention-Seeking Behavior in Children

Do you have an attention-addict in your home? Find out the different signs of an attention seeking child as well as effective ways you can train and correct these behaviors.

4 Goals of Misbehavior

Dinkmeyer and McKay wrote an excellent parenting book entitled, The Parent's Handbook. This post kicks off a four part series on the underlying motivators of misbehavior using the typology set forth by the authors of this book.

Helping Your Child Manage Feelings

Did you know that you have the secret code that will help you better understand and manage your child's difficult feelings? It's YOU! You can use your own feelings as a way to connect to and empathize with strong emotions emitted by your child.

Tips to Help the “Obedience Challenged” Chil...

Do you have a child who rarely obeys the first time? Increase the likelihood that your "obedience challenged" child will comply with a role play technique called "obedience drills".

Get Your Kids to Listen the First Time

A step-by-step guide to getting your children to respond to a command or instruction the first time it is given. It's all in the delivery!

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