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Sustaining behavioural change
One of the things people often find a source of frustration is when they have created a change in behaviour but at some point in time old...
Getting the family to tidy up without nagging
2 min read: Samantha was getting more and more frustrated with her husband and two children constantly leaving their clothes lying in...
Applied Behaviour Analysis and autism
1 min read: I've been asked by a few people as of late to elaborate a bit on the behavioral help available to families with children...
miml you don't over eat this holiday season
One of the biggest struggles for people trying to manage their weight and diet is portion control, and the holidays are one of the most...
Make it more likely children are disruptive
1 min read: I was consulting with a teacher who was frustrated at a child in her kindergarten classroom because of his "disruptive...
Another mental awareness campaign!
3 min read: Not another mental awareness campaign! Well, not quite, yes and no. Sort of. Ok, it is, but this one is different. There’s a...
Behaviour, feedback and regression to the mean
1 min read: Behaviour is highly variable, therefore when we are observing behaviour we are likely to see variation over time. Regression...
We become what we pay attention to
3 min read: I’m sure you have heard the phrase, “you are what you eat” but how often do we consider that we are what we focus on. This...
Make it more likely you quit your phone addiction
2 min read: My husband has (ever so lovingly) been calling me out on my smart phone addiction for a few years now. I’ve realised over...
Make it more likely your kids do what you ask
2 min read: There is a concept in behavioural science called stimulus control which refers to the likelihood that behaviour follows...
Stopping the dog eating the mail
3 min read: We moved house and my 4-year-old dog Eddie developed a very annoying habit. He started to eat the mail. I would return...
Getting your son to clear the dishes out of his room
2 min read: A manager on a behavioural science course was getting more and more frustrated with his teenage son, Ethan and his behaviour...
We make it more likely by sharing a vocabulary
2 min read : You can make it more likely that your team does good work together by having a shared vocabulary. My family has started...
Getting your children to load the dishwasher
Often when I arrive home from work and go into the kitchen I find the dirty dishes are placed next to the sink and not in the dish...
Make it less likely that your friends complain
Confession: I dreaded answering her calls. I adore her, she’s the best friend a person could ask for, but she can complain like nobody...
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