HEY!! Welcome to this Episode of A Peculiar Parent! I feel so honored that you chose to take time to listen so thanks for being here!

Todays topic is The Power of Positivity and I am really excited about it. In todays episode, We’re going to dive into some behavioral science which I find so interesting. There is so much research around the power of positivity and how much being positive and looking for good impacts peoples lives. The science that I share today is rooted in B.F. Skinners techniques who was a behaviorist. Dr. Sidney Bijou used Skinners techniques to more specifically study child behavior. Their work is what Dr. Glenn Latham bases a lot of his work on positive parenting. I’ve mentioned Dr. Glenn Latham before and I just love his work surrounding the power of positivity. He has written a few books where he talks about behavioral principles and how to apply them in parenting.

In his books he specifically speaks of 4 basic principles of human behavior. I am going to briefly touch on some of them todays episode. But if you’re interested in learning more I’d definitely recommend reading his book called Parenting With Love - Making a Difference in a Day. It’s well worth the read. So today we’re going to talk about the relationship between the immediate environment and behavior, then discuss a bit about consequences and what gets good behavior going. There is a lot of interesting stuff in this one so let’s get into it!