It’s important for children to learn how to express their feelings. Read on to discover tips on how you can help them build an emotional vocabulary.
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My Kid Doesn’t Listen, Now What? (Tips for Listening Skills)
Feel like a broken record? Boost your child’s active listening skills with our expert tips and activities from ThinkPsych.
Discrimination Training in ABA
What is Discrimination in ABA? Discrimination, in laypeople’s terms, has a negative connotation. However, discrimination in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has a much different meaning. Discrimination in ABA refers to the ability to distinguish between two or more stimuli. Stimuli can be anything in one’s environment-food, toys, pictures, people, or anything else. When a child […]
Helping Your Child Adapt to Change
The ability to adapt to change is an important life skill. Learn how you can prepare your child so they’ll be ready to take on any challenge!
What is Tacting in ABA?
Tacting is one of the primary verbal operants. According to Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior, language should be defined by its function, not its topography. As such, verbal operants, including tacts, are used to explain the different functions of communication. What are verbal operants? When communicating with others, the words we use don’t always communicate […]
How to Help Your Child Develop Active Listening Skills
Listening is one of the most important skills you can have. Help your child with active listening skills so they can be a great communicator!