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  • How to Use Sticker Charts to Effectively Improve Your Child's Behavior

    In the behavior world, we call sticker charts "token economies;" children can earn tokens for identified "good" behavior, and after earning a set amount, they can trade those tokens in for something reinforcing (e.g., a piece of candy). 
  • How to Potty Train Your Child

    As I sit here and type this blog, we are in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.  I am still home on maternity leave, and though the plan was never...
  • Transition from Crib to Toddler Bed: How To Do It

    We made the big jump over the weekend! And with as much time as I have spent studying human behavior, and as hugely successful I have seen the str...
  • The Curse of Overexplaining

    We are not ANTI-explaining things to our kids.  We think that it is the most valuable teaching tool that you can utilize to help shape your children to be smart, thoughtful, and caring humans.  IMPORTANT.   
  • How to Deal with Tantrums

    We can all admit that toddler tantrums are really difficult to live with.  Yes, they are a normal part of development (our pediatrician asked us...