Sometimes students need some extra motivation to help them reach their goals in therapy. I am sure you can relate to spending extra money on stickers, candy and trinkets to keep on hand to help with behavior management and motivation. Here is a list of mostly free and a few low cost rewards to […]
With the end of the school year, kids sometimes need a little motivation. How about using these free reward punch cards. After 10 punch holes for completing an activity or following the rules, the child wins a prize. Download the free printables at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freepunchcards.html Need cheap prize ideas? Check out this previous blog post at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2010/09/03/positive-reinforcement/
As the school year progresses, it can be hard to motivate children to participate in therapy sessions or to complete in class or home exercise suggestions. Here are 5 ways to use positive reinforcement during therapy sessions: 1. Therapy Tickets: Earn tickets for following rules, completing exercises, etc. Place your tickets in a cup and […]
Recent research was published on the benefits of focusing on the positive traits in children with autism. An alternating treatment design was used with parents of children with autism. One intervention stressed the negative aspects of a child’s disability and the other intervention focused on a child’s strengths. The results indicated that the intervention that […]
After reading the request for a blog carnival over at Therextras regarding readiness in children, I pondered the topic a bit. What does make a child ready to achieve motor milestones? Many parents and therapists follow the typical developmental sequence of rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, walking and off they run. The theory is that if […]
A recent study from Indiana University revealed that women who were reminded of the negative stereotypes about math and visual processing for females did not display actual learning of the material presented to them. The researchers stated that the women who were under threat of the stereotype appeared to try too hard in a non […]
An interesting study was published in Psychological Science regarding motivation in adults. Using a computer screen and subliminal images, the researchers determined that motivation can occur on only one side of the brain and body at a time. For example, the subjects were shown a subliminal image of a coin on one side of the […]