Recovery

Using recovery for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: If you use a command, you can use recovery. Praise your child for listening, practice calming skills, and find something fun to do together. Purpose: Recovery helps you […]

Hand-Over-Hand

Using helping for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: Your child might need your help turning clothes the right way and getting them on. Purpose: For very young children, getting dressed alone might be a difficult task. […]

Effective Commands

Using effective commands for Stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: Add “right away” or “quickly” to your effective commands. For example, “Please get dressed quickly.”   Purpose: Effective commands tell your child that something needs to be done […]

Consistent Consequences

Using consistent consequences for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: Possible praise: “Great job getting dressed quickly!”  Possible negative consequence: not getting to choose their own outfit the next day. Purpose: Consistent consequences are only for effective […]

Redoing

Using a redo for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: If your child missed out on a reward, you can talk about redoing it the next day. For example, “I’m sorry it didn’t work out today. Tomorrow […]

Modeling

Using modeling for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: If your child is with you, talk about how you get dressed. If your child is older, make a game. Start at the same time and see who […]

Rules

Using rules for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: You might set a rule like, “The rule is you have 10 minutes to get dressed. If you get dressed in 10 minutes, we can play a game. […]

Choices

Using choices for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: You could give two choices to keep your child focused on the task. For example, “Today, you can choose the blue shirt or the green shirt.” Purpose: Sometimes […]

When-Then/If-Then

Using when-then & if-then statements for stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: Let your child know what comes after getting dressed. For example, “When you finish getting dressed, you can play until we leave.”  Purpose: When-then & […]

Strategic Attention

Using strategic attention for Stalling, delaying Recognize the behavior: Takes too long  to get dressed. Identify what you want to see: Picking out clothes quickly. Use the Skill: Use strategic attention with redirect and modeling as you start to pick out their clothes. Give lots of positive attention when they join you. Purpose: Strategic attention […]