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B1E: Tell Me Something Good: How to Use Praise and Encouragement to Minimize Power Struggles

January 17, 2026 9:45am 11:00am Legacy North 2

AbstractThis session will help participants understand why power struggles and oppositionality arise in relationships with children. Strategies grounded in increasing opportunities for compliance and increasing opportunities for praise and encouragement will be offered.
Objectives1. Understand the research behind coercive interactions.
2. Understand the behavioral principles keeping power struggles firmly in place.
3. Understand how consistency disrupts the coercion cycle.
4. Explore strategies to increase compliance and decrease oppositionality through targeted praise and encouragement.
Behavior Communication Early Childhood Family

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