Understanding your child's behavior.....

Do you understand your child's behavior? Even when he/she is mis-behaving?

How about your child's teacher or childcare provider? Do they frequently get frustrated by how your child responds to directions?

A child's behavior is always logical from their perspective, but sometimes the rest of us need a little help keeping up. The Partners Resource Network has put together a new information packet to help families, caregivers, and teachers develop a new way of thinking about behavior and more importantly find positive ways to respond.

The notion of using positive approaches to help students learn new behavioral skills is not new. What we sometimes forget is the requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that for the student with disabilities who exhibits inappropriate or unacceptable behavior, schools must consider the use of positive interventions to help that student learn more acceptable alternative behaviors.

This curriculum was developed to help families understand the "behavior process" so that parents can speak confidently about the need to teach their child positive behavioral alternatives instead of simply punishing behaviors that are disruptive.

Begin Positive Behavioral Interventions at: www.partnerstx.org/PositiveBehavioralInterventions.htm

Schools and Parents: Can We Really Work Together?

Don't miss this Two-Day Parent Conference!

Topic: Schools and Parents Can We Really Work Together? ImprovingStudent Behavior

Date: August 27-28, 2007

Location: Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

Dr. Laura Riffel is the featured speaker. Topics include functional behavior assessment and positive behavior support for parents.

The two-day conference for parents is sponsored by the Oklahoma FamilyNetwork, the Oklahoma Parents Center, Inc., and the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services.

For more information about this free workshop contact Joni Bruce, Executive Director, Oklahoma Family Network, at 405-203-8745.

To register online:
1. Go to: www.sde.state.ok.us
2. Click on SDE Conferences (blue oval at the very bottom of the page).
3. Then go to Aug. 27-28.

It takes about a minute to register. They just want a name, county you live in, school district, and email address if applicable.

Reviews from last year's conference were excellent. News about this one has been late getting out, but the content sounds terrific. If you are free, I recommend checking it out!

Lisa

Lisa Simmons
Garfield County Coordinator
Sooner SUCCESS