Vacationing with Children with Behavior Problems

It's vacation season, and if you'll be traveling with a child who has behavior problems, you may be more than a little apprehensive about the trip. Worry not. With a little preparation, you can improve your child's behavior and ability to manage the trip with fewer frustrations. Whether you have a structured behavior plan in place at home or not, there are some additional techniques that can help.

• Used consistently, redirection can reduce problem behavior and possibly your stress level as well.
• Manage behavior problems on the road with these strategies.
• Teach your child by rehearsing positive behaviors.
• Use positive and negative reinforcers to shape your child's behavior into actions you can live with.
• Keeping a routine in travel can help manage behaviors during your vacation.
• Try these thinking games to keep kids occupied and behavior problems at a minimum.
• Managing ADHD on the Road
• Using a behavior chart to manage behavior problems.
• Using a Behavior Modification System with Your Child