NewsLetter #5 June 10, 2024 Your Thoughts Matter You may have thought about being a parent, but you may not have thought about your concept of being a parent. What you do as a parent matters, but what you think about parenting is as important. Your thoughts about parenting will be the conceptual lens through … Read more
NewsLetter #4 June 3, 2024 Change as Fundamental The world is about change. Everything is subject to change. Perhaps at first, change may have been conceived as simply some kind of difference occurring in the world. But in time, people began to realize that change was more than the mere occurrence of something different in … Read more
NewsLetter #3 May 27, 2024 The Primacy of Emotions Your emotions are a bellwether of your mental health. In addition to being an indicator, emotions are a primitive means of apprehending experience. This means your child has an emotional understanding of his/her world before having an understanding based on language or cognition. Your child responds … Read more
NewsLetter #3 May 27, 2024 The Primacy of Emotions Your emotions are a bellwether of your mental health. In addition to being an indicator, emotions are a primitive means of apprehending experience. This means your child has an emotional understanding of his/her world before having an understanding based on language or cognition. Your child responds … Read more
NewsLetter #2 May 14, 2024 Your Child’s Ego Boundaries Young children live in a peculiar world. It’s much different from that where we adults live. One might describe the child’s world as very fluid. The boundaries that separate their subconscious and their conscious thoughts are permeable. They lack the rational thought process that, in the … Read more
NewsLetter #1 May 7, 2024 Your Child Experiences the World Through You The mind of a child is like a sponge. It is open and receptive to all stimulation, whether that stimulation be beneficial or harmful. Your child’s skills (physical, cognitive, social, and spiritual) piggy-back on yours. He quickly learns to access those skills through … Read more
In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission released their new rules for Disclosure Compliance. These rules are set in place to ensure that readers or viewers of web media (blogs, Youtube videos, etc.) know if the blogger/presenter is sponsored, endorsed, or partnered with a different company. In blog terms, the readers need to know if the … Read more
Is it possible to do nothing? I used to think that sleeping was doing nothing. I think my cats would disagree. I used to feel sorry for them, because they spent most of their lives sleeping. Doing nothing. I know people who believe that thinking is doing nothing. Actually, doing nothing is difficult. Over … Read more
The discriminative stimulus (SD) is a fundamental concept within the framework of operant conditioning, a key component of behaviorism pioneered by B.F. Skinner. In operant conditioning, behaviors are modified through reinforcement or punishment based on their consequences. The discriminative stimulus plays a crucial role in signaling when a particular behavior is likely to be reinforced … Read more
Verbal reinforcement is a powerful tool in shaping a child’s behavior, self-esteem, and overall development. It involves using words, tone, and language to encourage, acknowledge, and positively reinforce desired behaviors, attitudes, and accomplishments. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to effectively employ verbal reinforcement with children: Be Specific and Genuine: When offering praise or reinforcement, … Read more