Attention or Connection

“Every time you think a child’s behavior is “attention seeking” consider changing it to “connection seeking” and see how your perspective changes”.  - Jody Carrington

So how do you do that with annoying behaviors? Ignore the negative behavior and look for the minute your child does a positive behavior. Then swoop in and seek to connect with your child for positive behavior. Do this and watch the negative behavior drift away. Still having trouble? Please feel free to call us.

— Carrie Ellis, LMHC