January 2020

Denver Behavior Consultants was founded to provide children and families with the strategies needed to increase their success at home, school, and in the community.

Social Skills Groups Now Forming Our Social Skills Groups are a fun way to learn about social dynamics using instruction, team activities, group discussion, games, role-play, and other fun activities. We have groups available in Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker. All groups are run by a School Psychologist or Special Educator with a Master's Degree and 10 or more years of experience. We also use evidence-based practices and curriculums to ensure your child receives the greatest benefit. Click Here to Learn More Parent Support Groups Also Forming New this year! We are pleased to also be offering Parent Support Groups at an affordable monthly rate of $15 per family. We know how important it is you get the support you need and, often times, its parents going through similar experiences and challenges that can offer the most support. Click Here to Register Kerry Diener, CEO Kerry's Corner How do you play with your child? Do you play with your child? Does your child engage in free play? A deeper look into why play is SO incredibly important! In our culture, we tend to over schedule our children into sports, activities, tutoring, and so much--but do we set aside valuable time to just simply let our children play? Or do we allow electronics to consume them?  Play is critical. It’s what we often teach at Denver Behavior Consultants. Our focus is learning through play - we also teach parents HOW to play and engage their child. There is a great deal of learning that occurs during play, particularly free play. This article highlights how a lack of opportunities for unstructured, imaginative play can keep children from growing into happy, well-adjusted adults and the effects can be damaging. Free play, as scientists call it, is critical for becoming socially adept, coping with stress, and building cognitive skills such as problem-solving. LEARN MORE

IDEAS THAT MIGHT HELP!

Are diaper changes difficult for your child? Do they cry, wiggle and squirm . . . making constant diaper changes a frustrating part of your day? This is something we often help families problem solve at Denver Behavior Consultants! Try using some of these strategies to get them to be still during diaper changes: Transition object. Give them a transition object/toy that is just used during diaper changes only. It could be something as simple as a cool, squishy light-up ball that they can hold and squeeze during the diaper change. Music or singing a song. Make sure it is always the same song from start to finish each time so they know how long they will last. Visual timer. Use a visual timer or a countdown timer app. Consistency. When possible, make sure diaper changes have consistency and predictability. One suggestion is to have them occur in the same location and within the same routines each day (like after a book and before nap). Refrain from talking. Use little to no language if you have a little one that tends to negotiate during diaper changes or gets upset. Sometimes the overuse of too much talking or negotiating back can create a more challenge situation.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

The Explosive Child : A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by  Ross W. Greene  Ross Greene is an experienced therapist who offers ground-breaking and compassionate techniques for helping chronically-inflexible children, who suffer from excessively-immoderate tempers. He illustrates how brain-based deficits contribute to these problems and offers positive and constructive ways to calm things down.

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