Episode 84: Kellie Syfan – Supporting Behavioral Changes

Kellie is a board certified behavior analyst. She is the founder of her own business, Applied Behavioral Happiness. At Applied Behavioral Happiness, Kellie and her team work with families to overcome challenging behavior through skill building programs and play.  What I love about Kellie is that she approaches this with what will work with your kids, your family, your belief systems, your values. It’s not a one size fits all plan for how to handle behavior issues with your child. Some things that we talked about in this episode were how to change behavior without forcing change in your child, when tried and true advice doesn’t work, our triggers, your child’s triggers. I walked away with some tangible skills that I am going to walk away for my own family! I shared some real life experiences that I’ve had with my own kids that I had Kellie analyze that I thought would be helpful for people listening.  What we talked about: 4:05- What Applied Behavioral Happiness is and what lead her to this career path 7:45- What clients are typically looking for when they work with her 10:35- When to seek out intervention for your child 11:35- Changing the behavior of a child without forcing change of your child 16:15- Discussing specific examples of kid’s behavior 22:00- Consequences versus punishments 25:20- When tried and true advice doesn’t work 32:20- Consequences of behaviors 39:30- Punishments 43:55- How to handle when our own triggers come up 50:25- Supporting other parents when you see them struggling out in public 51:55- How you can work with Kellie 53:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: What Happened To You? The Stinky Cheese Man Sylvan Heights Bird Park Blog Free 30min Discovery Call with Kellie Syfan, M.Ed., BCBA Applied Behavioral Happiness website Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Shoott Photography Use the code “SandyBoy” for 15% off the purchase of 5 photos or more! Card My Yard Use code “CMY5WHY” for $5 off your next order Portland Bee Balm Use the code “Sandyboy” for 20% off your first order