Parenting With Positive Behavior Support: A Practical Guide to Resolving Your Child's Difficult Behavior

"Positive Behavior Support (PBS) - it's already been highly effective in schools and community programs across the country, and it can transform family life, too. This is the practical guide parents need to bring PBS into the home. Developed by parents and professionals with extensive experience in PBS, Parenting with Positive Behavior Support introduces this creative problem-solving approach to behavior and translates the research behind PBS into concrete strategies every parent can understand and use. Parents will get easy-to-follow guidelines for identifying behaviors of concern, understanding the reasons behind the behaviors, and effectively intervening through three basic methods: preventing problems, replacing behavior, and managing consequences. A must-have resource for families and the professionals who support them!"--BOOK JACKET.

Jane Sergay is Parent Education Specialist, Department of Adult and Community Education, Comprehensive Family Literacy Services, School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida. Karen Childs is Technical Assistance Specialist, Florida's Positive Behavior Support Project, Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa. Meme Hieneman is Director of the Positive Family Intervention Project, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida St. Petersburg.