Summertime is a great season to relax and recharge our physical and mental energy by reconnecting with personal hobbies, families, and friends without the daily demands of academic studies.

Summer is also a great time to strengthen the social relationships between parents and child. And a wonderful way to do that is by following the 5-to-1 Ratio in your social interactions, which The Harvard Business Review labeled as the Ideal Praise-to-Criticism Ratio​ ​ ...

Have you ever found yourself having to repeat the same direction over and over before it is followed? As busy parents, it is easy to give a direction to our child and walk away to take care of something else only to come back later to find that the direction was not followed.

If this sounds familiar, then you may find it beneficial to refocus on the Contingency Key by following these three steps ​ ...

Are you already a master at “Catching your child being good” and giving rewards immediately? That’s great! You should be seeing the benefits of getting more of the behaviors that you reinforced.

Aside from Immediacy, another absolute key to making Reinforcement work is Contingency. Contingency is the direct conditional connection between the behavior and the reward. A Contingency may sound like ...

As a caregiver, do you ever feel the weight of everyday responsibilities? Do you feel the weight compounded whenever there are out-of-the-ordinary stressors?

If you have ever been on an airplane, you would have heard the familiar safety instruction: ‘In case of emergency...'

You have probably heard that Positive Reinforcement is best practice and it is the way to make positive behavior changes. And that’s absolutely right.

Now, have you ever wondered: How does Reinforcement work? How do I use it? Am I doing it right?

Have you ever wondered how your child is doing during the school day? Do you want more than a bland “It’s ok,” after you ask your child the classic question “How was your day?” Do you want to be able to anticipate a rough day? Do you want to recognize or reward your child for good school performance?

Do you ever have difficulty getting your child to do something? Just as you can get a bike to switch gears, you can put momentum behind a difficult task to help your child build toward progress.