behaviordoctor

This presentation goes with the following PowerPoint on Test Taking Strategies:http://behaviordoctor.org/files/powerpoints/testtakingstrategies/MarchCoachesMtg.pptIt's almost the end of the semester and many students will be taking tests for th

Functional Behavior Assessment Training

Oct 28th, 2011 2h

October 28, 2011. Join Dr. Laura Riffel as she takes you through her Functional Behavior Assessment to Behavioral Intervention Planning training. You can download the book for free at http://behaviordoctor.org/files/books/2011%20Books/2011fba

New Non-Compliant Nemo

Jul 5th, 2011 26m 29s

This session is for those of you who have students who don't do what you ask, when you ask. Non-compliance is one of the biggest complaints from educators. This session gives you 20 tips to try out in your classroom for those students who are

Wandering Waldo

Jul 1st, 2011 28m

This session talks about two very important topics: 1) students who wander around the classroom because they have sensory needs and 2) children with significant disabilities who wander away from home. I mention quite a few website during this

You Can't Make Me Yogi

Jul 1st, 2011 19m 22s

This short session is for those students who say, "I don't want to and you can't make me." Guess what? When a child says that they are right. Short of picking them up and carrying them somewhere (which I don't recommend) you can't make a chi

Zeroed Out Zorro

Jul 1st, 2011 23m

This is the last of the series of dolls teaching about behaviors that parents and teachers witness with children. We talk about kids who have given up and I end with a list of books to read this summer to help with motivating yourself and

Xanex Xena

Jul 1st, 2011 23m 33s

Do your children have fears that are contributing to difficulties at home or school? This session focuses on overcoming fears in children. We discuss fear of:schoolmonstersthe darkillnessspiderscertain letters or wordsSimple remedies are not

Tantrum Trolls

Jun 30th, 2011 31m

Tantrum trolls could also be called "No More Tantrums". What do you call them at your house: tantrums, meltdowns, Defcon 5, hooeys, fits, terrible two's? Whatever you call it, picture a child drunk on their emotion when they are having a tantr

Rude Raggedy Ann or Andy

Jun 30th, 2011 30m

This presentation focuses on rudeness in children and how to combat it. We don't fight rudeness with rudeness. This program is dedicated to how to keep your cool when a child is rude. One of the websites mentioned for school-wide PBIS

Violent Velma

Jun 30th, 2011 27m

This broadcast is about the ever increasing violent behaviors we are seeing with younger and younger children. While there are no simple solutions, the answer is always to come up with a function based plan; meaning do a functional behavior as

Undermining Underdog

Jun 30th, 2011 24m

Undermining Underdog could easily be called Stealth Students or Sneaky Kids. This session is abou those kids who undermine what's going on in the family or the classroom to get what they want. The best tool is discussed at the end and that is

Space Cadet Skipper

Jun 30th, 2011 21m

Space Cadet Skipper is about those children who visit other planets thinking about their teen idol or dreams of skateboarding after school. How do we keep these kids grounded at school and paying attention when they so quickly leave the surly

Quibbling Quick Draw McGraw

Jun 29th, 2011 23m

Quibbling Quick Draw McGraw is based on a series of dolls that teach behavior using dolls from the past and present. Similar to the dolls that are used to teach teenagers that being a parent is difficult- these dolls help parents and teachers

Polly Pickpockets

Jun 29th, 2011 24m

This broadcast focuses on children who take things that are not theirs for the taking. We are not talking about simple things like "stealing a cookie" before dinner, but kids who steal candy bars from grocery stores or designer clothing from t

Ostrich Ollie

May 28th, 2011 16m

For those kids who "stick their head in the sand" instead of particpating in class. What do you do with the kids who "visit other planets", "avoid class altogether" or "hide inside their clothing"? This is just a short overview of some ideas

Messy Mr. Magoo

Mar 27th, 2011 18m

This broadcast focuses on a few organizational skills to teach to children and students to help them at home and at school. Space, time, and subject organization ideas will be shared.

Lazy Leonardo

Mar 7th, 2011 52m

This broadcast focuses on students who we presume are lazy and it is geared towards testing. With all the high stakes testing about to occur across the country, many times when students don't do well on tests they are labeled lazy. There are

Karate Ken

Feb 12th, 2011 26m

This show focuses on those children who have aggressive horseplay. Many times children are trying to emulate cartoon characters or movie characters. This horseplay turns into an aggressive encounter between two children because the innocent m

Jumping GI JOE

Feb 2nd, 2011 44m

This show is geared at reviewing the function behind jumping up and down tantrum behavior in children or students with autism. The show is based on one student from the clinic who had four hour tantrums and how the team eradicated the tantrums

Investigating Inspector Gadget

Jan 24th, 2011 16m

This is a 15 minute session talking about students who are up wandering around the room and interested in everyone's work except their own. These are typically students who have pretty good behavior otherwise, but are busy bodies into other pe

Hypochondriac Holly Hobbie

Dec 18th, 2010 27m

This segment is addressing behavioral interventions for those students who feign illness to either gain adult attention or escape work. This segment focuses on school behavior with ideas to tie parents into assisting with this issue.

Gregarious Gingerbread Man

Dec 18th, 2010 12m

This is a short broadcast about working with those students who are class clowns and try to make a joke out of everything.

Fighting Fred Flintstone

Nov 14th, 2010 29m

This broadcast is geared toward those students and children who are either verbally aggressive or passive aggressive. While 30 minutes is not enough time to delve very deeply into this issue, this broadcast will give the listener some ideas fo

Eloping Elmo

Nov 14th, 2010 29m

If you are dealing with a student or child who has elopement issues at school or home, then this broadcast will give you some ideas for dealing with those issues. We have had quite a few requests for assistance with elopement. No two children

Debating Dora

Oct 16th, 2010 26m

This show will focus on how to deal with children and students who try to barter their way out of work. How do we handle this at home and at school? This show will focus on ways to steel ourselves up to mean what we say and say what we mean w