Project Purpose

Main Topic Index

I. What is Challenging Behavior?

II. Functional Behavior Assessment

III. Overview of Intervention Strategies

IV. Communicative Alternatives

V. Implementing Antecedent-Based Strategies

Information for Parents

As parents, we know that challenging behavior can happen with all children. Sometimes, as our children experience new schools, siblings, or increased expectations, challenging behaviors can occur both at home and at school.

For these reasons, we have developed a handbook for parents that provides information on challenging behavior and suggestions for reducing it. The suggestions you will read about provide an overview of positive interventions to reduce challenging behavior. The following topics and tip sheets are included in the handbook. The handbook can be viewed through the web by clicking here or you may download a PDF version of the handbook with tip sheets by clicking here.

Handbook Contents:

• Introduction to Challenging Behavior
• Behavior Basics
• Behavior Assessment
• Ways to Deal with Challenging Behavior
• Challenging Behavior Prevention
• Final Thoughts

Tip Sheets for Parents on:

• Requesting Assistance
• Requesting a Break
• Rejecting
• Building Momentum
  
• Collaboration
• Embedding
• Learning to Wait
• Giving Choices
• Using a Distracter