Episode 19 – Jamie Waldvogel – Proactive Parenting: Teaching Behavior Skills and Creating a Peaceful Home

Episode Summary

Jamie Waldvogel, founder of Behave your Best, shares her expertise in behavior analysis and parenting. She emphasizes the importance of teaching behavior as a skill and breaking it down into manageable steps. Waldvogel discusses the benefits of proactive teaching and role-playing to help children learn new behaviors. She also addresses challenges parents face in public settings and offers strategies for prevention and managing behavior in those situations. In this conversation, Jamie talks about the importance of prevention and teaching skills to children to avoid unwanted behaviors. She emphasizes the need to isolate teaching moments at home and use silent strategies to de-escalate situations. Jamie also discusses the power of attention and how to proactively engage with children to create a more peaceful home environment. The most rewarding aspect of her work is seeing the positive impact she has on families and helping them find peace and confidence in their parenting.

Key Takeaways

• Teaching behavior as a skill involves breaking it down into manageable steps.
• Proactive teaching and role-playing can help children learn new behaviors.
• In public settings, focus on prevention and identifying triggers for unwanted behavior.
• Use strategies like distraction, redirection, and setting clear expectations to manage behavior in public.
• Be mindful of the child’s light switch and teach when they are at their best. Isolate teaching moments at home to prevent unwanted behaviors
• Use silent strategies to de-escalate situations
• Proactively engage with children to create a peaceful home environment
• The power of attention and its impact on behavior
• The rewarding aspect of helping families find peace and confidence in their parenting

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Jamie Waldvogel and Behavior Best

11:35 Teaching Behavior as a Skill

18:23 Proactive Teaching and Role-Playing

26:09 Managing Behavior in Public Settings

30:42 Isolating Teaching Moments

33:11 Using Silent Strategies

37:41 Getting Their Light Switch Back On

42:51 Creating a Peaceful Home Environment

53:56 The Rewarding Aspect of Helping Families

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