Prevent Strategies

Prevent strategies are strategies you can use before challenging behavior occurs to decrease the likelihood of it happening. The strategies should be used often and throughout the day, especially before times when challenging behavior is more likely to occur.

 

                        

Give Choices                                                                            Playing with Your Child

 

                         

Give Transition Warnings                                                     Frequent Positive Attention

 

Following Your Child’s Lead

 

Visit the other sections to the right for more strategies and resources to support your young child with challenging behavior. See the Using Visual Schedules section for printable visual schedules you can use to support your child across the day and help prevent challenging behavior.