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EY Behavioral Services is a team of passionate professionals committed to helping families raising children with developmental disabilities overcome their child's behavioral challenges. Some of the services we provide include:

Virtual parent training: We offer interactive virtual sessions to provide parents with valuable knowledge and skills to support their child's development and well-being. Virtual Family Telehealth Services: Our virtual telehealth services allow families to receive support, guidance, and interventions from the comfort of their own home through secure video conferencing. Direct InHome Services (San Diego Only): For families in the San Diego area, we offer direct in-home services where our team of experienced professionals provide personalized support and intervention to children and their families. If you are interested in learning more about our services please reachout at www.eybehavioralservices.com

09/14/2026

During an intense meltdown, a child may not be ready to process explanations or problem-solve.

Saying something unexpected, like a random name, can briefly interrupt the emotional response and create a moment for the child to reconnect with what is happening around them.

That pause may give their body a chance to begin settling.

It can be a useful short-term tool, but it does not teach the underlying regulation skill or address what caused the meltdown in the first place.

Use it to interrupt the moment, then focus on connection and skill-building once your child is calm.

09/13/2026

Trying to explain logic to a child who is screaming can make the situation escalate further.

Many parents try to teach a lesson while their child is crying because they want the behavior to stop.

During an intense escalation, it can be more helpful to hold a simple boundary without adding extra words.

Give your child’s body time to settle before trying to correct or discuss the behavior.

Important lessons are easier to process once a child is calm, so save the conversation for later.

09/12/2026

Waiting to correct a behavior until your child is calm does not mean always you are letting them get away with it.

If a tantrum lasts for nearly an hour, trying to teach a lesson in the first ten minutes often doesnt work.

When a child is actively screaming and throwing things, they cannot process your questions or corrections.

Your best strategy is to stay completely quiet, enforce the physical boundary, and keep everyone in the room safe.

You are simply choosing a much better, more effective time to teach them how to ask appropriately.

09/11/2026

When a child uses aggression, it can help to look closely at what happens right afterward.

If a child hits after being told no, pay attention to how the adults respond next.

When aggression leads to negotiating, explaining, or giving in, the behavior may become more likely to happen again because it is changing the situation.

A helpful next step is to teach a replacement skill while making sure aggression does not become the easiest way to get what they want.

09/10/2026

Simply ignoring a difficult behavior is not always a complete plan.

Sometimes it can make the problem worse. If a child is trying to avoid a task, ignoring the behavior may give them exactly what they wanted.

It is also important to consider whether the behavior is safe to ignore. For example, throwing objects requires a different response.

Before choosing to ignore a behavior, try to understand what is driving it and decide what skill you want to teach instead.

09/09/2026

When a client recently refused to walk into his medical appointment, we decided to try a different approach..

Instead of bringing up the appointment or trying to force him to go, I simply sat down next to him.

I offered him some chips without any expectations, just giving him the time he needed to feel comfortable.

Once we built a little trust, I asked if he was ready, offered my hand, and we walked right in.

Taking a quiet, low-pressure approach can often help individuals feel safe enough to cooperate.

09/08/2026

One of the most common things I hear from parents is:

“They know exactly what they’re doing.”

And in a way, that can feel true.

The behavior keeps happening.
The tantrums keep working.
Nothing seems to change.

But there’s an important difference between manipulation and learning.

Your child isn’t sitting there creating a master plan.

They’re learning from what works.

“If the behavior keeps working, the behavior keeps growing.”

That’s why I spend less time asking what’s wrong with the child and more time looking at what happens after the behavior.

Because that’s usually where the answers are.

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09/07/2026

Parents often ask which strategy works best.

My answer is usually the same:

The one built on trust.

Because connection isn’t what comes after the learning.

It’s what makes the learning possible.

09/06/2026

Most parents think the meltdown is the moment that matters most.

It isn’t.

During the meltdown, the goal is safety.

After the meltdown, the goal is growth.

That’s when conversations land.
That’s when skills get built.
That’s when learning can actually happen.

If you’re trying to teach in the middle of the storm, you’re usually too late.

The work happens well before the meltdown.

09/05/2026

Most parents are measuring the wrong thing.

We look at the meltdown and think success means it never happens again.

But life doesn’t work that way.

Kids will get frustrated.
They’ll get overwhelmed.
They’ll have hard moments.

“The goal isn’t a child who never gets upset.”

The goal is a child who can find their way back.

A child who can recover.
Learn from it.
Handle the next hard thing a little better than before.

That’s the skill that lasts long after childhood.

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