The BRI Blog

Potty training is a significant milestone in a child’s development, but knowing when to start can be challenging for parents. Although there is no set age that toileting is successful at, most families find themselves gearing up to teach potty use around ages 2-5 years old. More importantly than age are signs of developmental readiness. […]

Behavior Resources is a small, locally owned company who is honored to be able to help families in our community who are dealing with behavioral issues.  We explore the potential of many different types of approaches to our therapy and we have found Social Skills Group to be an excellent companion to traditional Applied Behavior […]

Welcome back, parents! As the school bells ring and lunch boxes and backpacks are prepared, we understand that the back-to-school season can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially if your child has special needs. Here are a couple of Behavior Resources’ favorite tips for a successful school year! Meet your child’s teacher and other members […]

How do we learn complex skills, multi-step skills such as brushing teeth or making a snack? We use a concept called shaping! So…what is shaping? Shaping is the process of systematically and differentially reinforcing successive approximations to a terminal behavior (Cooper, Heron, Heward, 2007). In other words: As a new skill is taught, we want […]

With so many toys on the market it can feel daunting finding a toy that promotes engagement and learning opportunities.  We wanted to share a list of toys that we have curated that are generally crowd pleasers. Learning (and teaching too!) is much more enjoyable for children when learning opportunities can be embedded into play […]

Why does a certain behavior happen? Why is my kid doing this?  In ABA, we look at three possible functions of behavior. These are the reasons behaviors occur: access/attention, escape/avoidance, and automatic reinforcement. Some people may refer to access as “tangible” and some may refer to automatic reinforcement as “sensory.” 1. Access/Attention This is a […]

At Behavior Resources, the initial assessment appointment is generally conducted via Zoom. Your child may or may not be present. Most families find it easier to not have the child present for this meeting as we will be asking you candid questions about their behavior. During this meeting, we will ask about your child’s family […]

So my kid was just diagnosed with a developmental disorder and/or recommended ABA services….now what?! What even is ABA? ABA is short for Applied Behavior Analysis. Behavior analysis is the science of behavior. In ABA, this science examines the way behaviors are learned and may change over time. ABA is used to reduce challenging or […]