Teaching children to appreciate delayed gratification
While many children have difficulty employing delayed gratification, it is possible for them to learn to control their impulses to achieve a future goal.
While many children have difficulty employing delayed gratification, it is possible for them to learn to control their impulses to achieve a future goal.
If your toddler starts to touch himself, ignore the behavior, but direct him towards something fun you can do together.
It is tough when kids act in ways that we don’t understand, especially when it involves challenging behaviors, like yelling and whining.
For young children, the best way to stop a behavior that you do not like is to provide positive attention and praise for the opposite of that behavior.
It can be helpful to know what your child’s therapy options are — especially when they are between evaluations or waiting for an appointment.