Ashley & Emily discuss their takeaways in Chapters 3-4 from Ross Greene's The Explosive Child. Lagging Skills (aka Pathways) are abilities that children don't have (yet) and Unsolved Problems (aka triggers) are scenarios in which challenging behavior is likely to occur. Explosions or other unwanted behavior is often predictable, which makes it solvable! Identifying the lagging skills and triggers - without playing the blaming game or placing guilt - is the first step to solving such behaviors. (We will discuss the resolution in future episodes.) The ASLUP (Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems) form with a list of potential Lagging Skills can be found on Dr. Greene's website at https://livesinthebalance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ALSUP-2020.pdf.
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