Why Is My Child Behaving This Way?! Understanding Why A Child Does A Specific Behavior
On-Demand Class · Emotions & Behavior
- Language: English
- Sessions: 1
- Duration: 51 minutes
- Child age: 12 M - 3 Y
- Price: $12 USD (included with BabySparks Premium)
- 241 people have enrolled in this class
In this class you’ll learn the four reasons for why a child may do any wanted or unwanted behavior and how you can respond so you’re not encouraging the unwanted behavior or making it worse.
Class Description
No more second guessing if you're making your child's behavior worse! It's time to learn how to respond to unwanted behavior so you're not encouraging it! Following the completion of the Why Is My Child Behaving This Way?! Understanding Why A Child Does A Specific Behavior class, you will learn: What wanted and unwanted behavior actually is; The four functions of behavior: the reasons why children (and all people) do both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors; How to respond to the unwanted behavior so you're not encouraging it now or in the future; and How a child's environment (both internal and external) can affect behavior. Following the course you will have a new way of understanding your child's behavior, why your child does what he or she does, and how you can respond to unwanted behavior so you're not making it worse.
Your Instructor
Laura Lynn is wife to Michael, mama to three young children, and a Parent Coach & Child Behavior Consultant. Prior to starting her own parent coaching and behavior consultation business, Laura Lynn provided direct behavioral therapy to children ages 2-21, consulted in schools, treatment facilities, and foster homes, and had extensive experience with teaching parents behavioral strategies in their home environment. Laura Lynn especially enjoys supporting parents during potty training and helping parents understand their child's behavior. In her free time, you'll likely find Laura Lynn drinking a hot cup of coffee, spending time outside with her kids, and reading a book for fun!
Degrees and Certifications
Masters of Science, Applied Behavior Analysis in Developmental Disabilities (2015) Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama Bachelors of Arts, Psychology & Theology (2011) Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas
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