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What is Behavior?
The definition of Behavior from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage
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Do You Have An Alpha Cat?
An alpha cat is a natural leader who controls people and other animals around her with aggressive behavior. Gain the upper hand with behavior modification techniques.
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Good Bark, Bad Bark!
Is your dog's barking driving you nuts? Find out how this Rescuer handles the problem of barking dogs, (and perhaps why you should not ignore a barking dog).
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Grammie's Primer on Discipline
Non custodial grandparent discipline practices that work. There are many ways to spare the rod and not spoil the child. Grandparents can have angelic, well behaved grandchildren, by enhancing their nurturing role, focusing on the positives, and firmly taking appropriate actions to discourage unacceptable behaviors in their presence.
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Management of Obesity (part 2 of 3 parts)
Management of Obesety by conservative treatments is discussed. The success and failures of this approach are covered.
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Praise vs. Correction
Will correcting your teen hurt his self-esteem?
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Training Your Cat With a Clicker
Most people think you can't train a cat, but this isn't true. Successful cat training requires moving at your cat's pace, along with using rewards-based techniques.
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Children and Discipline
There are some fundamental techniques for disciplining children that have worked time and time again. These techniques will help any child become better behaved.
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Tips on Raising Happy Teenagers
The teen years are difficult years for both parents and adolescents. The advice listed in this article, will help parents cope with their teenagers and their behavior.
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An Effective Autism Therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is considered one of the most effective therapies in the treatment of autism. Understanding what it is and how to get started is crucial.
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Does Your Cat Have Separation Anxiety?
Does your kitty have separation anxiety? You may be surprised to know that cats suffer from this, too. If you ignore it, other cat behavior problems may follow.
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How To Get A Cat To Stop Biting
Do you have an evil cat who bites for no reason? Not all cats are sweet and cuddly, but simple cat training techniques can end cat behavior problems.
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How to Phrase Praise
Brief explanation of the effectiveness in using praise in the classroom, not only for behavior modification, but also to win rapport and to boost self-esteem and self-control. The article also gives an outline of what makes praise effective or ineffective.
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Long-Term Care - Some Solutions
In no-kill shelters, dogs and cats who are not adopted quickly may spend weeks, months or the rest of their lives in the shelter. Fortunately, innovations in disease control, shelter design, and behavior modification are improving the quality of life for these long-term residents.
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Mystery Motivator
What can you try when you're at your wits end? When you think you've already done everything to extinguish a behavior and nothing works?
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The Trials and Triumphs of Joey Pigza
Review of Jack Gantos' Joey Pigza novels, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and Joey Pigza Loses Control, a 2001 Newbery Honor Book.
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How to Stop Your Dog From Eating Poop
It's not uncommon for a dog to eat his own feces or the feces of another animal, but using proper behavior modification techniques and supplements can solve this problem.
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Pet Paranoia
Research shows that canines and felines suffer from psychiatric problems, just as humans do, and can be treated by similar types of drugs.
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Colorado State Board of Education
The Colorado State Board of Educationis planning to vote on banning Ritilin for school children.
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The Rosemond Behavior Modification Plan
John Rosemond has proposed a simple plan to aid classroom teachers in extinguishing inappropriate behaviors like blurting out and keepings hands to self.
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ADHD In the News
ADHD has been in the news a lot this week. Find out what the Surgeon General and a new study from the National Institute of Mental Health have to say about ADHD
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Back to School with ADHD
Many children with ADHD and ADD had more than a break from classes, books and homework over the summer; they also enjoyed a vacation from their medication.
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Easy Ways to Conquer Insomnia
Most adults don't get the recommended eight hours of sleep per night, mainly because of bouts of insomnia. Here are some behavior modifications that can help.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Traits
Feelings of anxiety are a huge part of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is an anxiety disorder best treated by a combination of therapies.
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Childhood Obesity
This article examines being overweight as a child. Children require special care all the time, but being overweight is really a special case.
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Why is My Dog Eating Poop?
Eating feces is not an uncommon problem in dogs, particularly in puppies, and understanding the causes can help lead to an effective solution.
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Treatments For Autism
There are many methods offered to help in the treatment of autism. Here is a list of a few popular ones.
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Current Trends in Yoga
How societal shifts in North American increased the success of yoga's inclusion into the exercise craze of the 70s and 80s.
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Asperger's Disorder (Facts for families)
From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families Series.
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Come Back: Mother Daughter Memoir
An honest and moving look at a teenage girl's fall into the wrong crowd and the moving transformation both mother and daughter experience in the end.
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Managing ADHD Without Medicine
As rates of ADHD climb parents, teachers and students are looking for creative alternatives to the usual pharmaceutical solutions. Is Omega-3 such an alternative?
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Process Theories of Motivation
What motivates individuals to work? While no single explanation exists, here are three popular theories about what gets people going.
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Quit Smoking: Who Should Pay?
Quitting smoking is emotionally and financially taxing. Who is responsible to pay for the drugs and therapy required to kick the habit? The smokers or the tobacco makers?
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Tales from the West Texas Dust
Responses to a recent e-mail letter received by the Editor.
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Are You Nuts?
Everyone has their own unique odd behaviors, which makes it difficult to know whether you have a psychological disorder or if you're just as abnormal as everyone else.
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BYU Electroshock Aversion Therapy
The Mormon Church's treatment of minorities has improved in recent years, but the horrific acts of the past should not be forgotten.
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Causes of Agoraphobia
To be effective, agoraphobia treatments should take into consideration the causes of agoraphobia. Here are several reasons people struggle with this anxiety disorder.
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Does your Child Have ADD/ADHD?
Knowing how to recognize and treat your child's ADD/ADHD can mean the difference between a lifetime of frustration and building an early foundation to a better future.
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FAQs about ADD and ADHD
Brief answers to some of the more frequently asked questions about ADD and ADHD.
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Funding for an African AIDS Vaccine
Not all HIV/AIDS viruses are alike. Africa has different HIV viruses than does the U.S. and Europe. Therefore, many vaccines need to be developed. Click above for more.
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Fuzzy Logic
Why dogs are way better than computers.
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Heart to Heart – One Woman's Struggle with Obsessive-Compulsive
Evelyn Smith tells about her struggle with OCD in <i>Heart to Heart, From My Heart to Your Heart: The Stories Behind the Songs of Evelyn L. Smith</i>
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Information Operations Roadmap
The Department of Defense in the United States has developed a strategy for waging war through information, offensive network attacks, and multi-media campaigns.
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Knowing When to Let Go
Some things to think about to know whether you should find a new home for your feathered friend.
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Managing FAS Behaviors in Children
Parenting children with alcohol-related birth defects can be frustrating, especially when techniques that work on other children fail to work on a child with FAS.
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