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Some parents hate to take their children to the grocery store, or, to any store! Meltdowns and embarrassing temper tantrums become the norm when children are bored or want to buy something that is not on the list. If shopping is difficult with your child, take time to develop a list which will engage him and help him to feel he is a needed member of your shopping crew. Build a child-friendly shopping board where pictures of foods to be purchased can be placed on and removed from the board when they are located and placed into the cart. Develop your grocery list with photos of items from your weekly flyer. The time you take now to build this shopping board with your child will be time well spent. Watch my video to learn how to develop your own shopping board.
Diana Boggia has a masters degree in education with licensure in preschool, elementary and special education. She taught children with multiple disabilities for 15 years and has been working with parents (families) with behavioral concerns for more than 23 years. She develops individualized strategies to build self esteem and diminish negative, attention-seeking behaviors for each child to be successful in achieving remarkable results. Throughout her work with parents Diana has developed a program that includes hands-on materials encompassing limit-setting, developing structure with schedules, teaching time management, increasing listening skills and parenting with incentives, rather than threats. These successful strategies have changed the dynamics of many families who were struggling with their child’s behaviors.
