- Planned ignoring can be an effective strategy for some attention behaviors, because remember, the negative behavior is to get attention, so when we pull attention away, that could likely reduce that negative behavior. But this isn't gonna work without a replacement behavior. We have to give the child a new way to ask for attention, and of course, planned ignoring is not appropriate or safe or ethical for all behaviors. We can't ignore aggression or running into the street. Obviously, we can't ignore that. So it's important to look at that strategy, and really be analytical when we're gonna use that strategy, or not. (gentle music)
Planned ignoring can be an effective strategy, but you also need to have a replacement behavior. Featuring Sasha Long, founder of the Autism Helper.
