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
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.