Since change in behavior is our focus, Skill #1, Targeting Behavior, is presented. Parents learn to avoid unhelpful descriptions of problems and use verbs instead of adjectives when relating what their child is doing. Targeting the specific behavior that the parents want changed is the first critical step in the process. Described in this manner, problems appear smaller and more manageable, and parents have taken the first critical step toward solution.
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