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How to get your preschooler to listen

With Rachel Torrance, M.Ed, BCBA, COBA, and Jennifer Pearson, M.Ed, BCBA, COBA, of Accessing Abilities

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Presented: 2019

A preschool-aged Asian boy holds his head in one hand and looks on fiercely.

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Description of Presentation

Are your requests to get ready for school, wash up for dinner or start the bedtime routine ignored? Do you need to scream at the top of your lungs before your kids will listen? Join Rachel Torrance, MEd, BCBA, COBA, and Jennifer Pearson, MEd, BCBA, COBA, of Accessing Abilities, as they provide families with the top 10 tips and tricks of the trade used by behavior analysts and educators.

From grandma’s rule to breaking into song and dance, they will share proven strategies to help increase desirable behaviors and set your child up for success. Learn skills that will make both your life and your child’s life easier. This program is designed for both typically developing children as well as children with disabilities.

CFK Resources

  • Behavior Series Podcasts

Families who are interested in seeking professional mental healthcare support after listening to this podcast can learn about provider types, therapy options and more with our guide to choosing a mental health provider. 

Books

  • "The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder," C.S. Kranowitz (Library Partners | Amazon)
  • "Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew," E. Notbohm (Library Partners | Amazon)
  • "The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children," R. Greene, PhD (Library Partners | Amazon)
  • "The Seven Steps to Earning Instructional Control," R. Schramm and M. Miller (Library Partners | Amazon)
  • "The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders," M. L. Barbera, PhD, and T. Rasmussen (Library Partners | Amazon)
  • "Toilet Training in Less Than A Day," N. Azrin, PhD and R. Foxx, PhD (Library Partners | Amazon)

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