Harper Language & Learning

Do enjoy working with children and want a rewarding career? We have full-time job opportunities for registered line technicians (RLTs)or RBTs to work 1:1 with children. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have be a high school graduate or equivalent.

What does a Behavior Technician do? A behavior technician works directly with individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders or other developmental disabilities under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

Applicants interested in joining our team should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Additional information an be requested at the above email.

Do enjoy working with children and want a rewarding career? We have full-time job opportunities for registered line technicians (RLTs)or RBTs to work 1:1 with children. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have be a high school graduate or equivalent.

What does a Behavior Technician do? A behavior technician works directly with individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders or other developmental disabilities under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

Applicants interested in joining our team should send a cover letter and resume to [Email hidden]. Additional information an be requested at the above email.

After my post yesterday about not blocking stimming (or saying "quiet hands") - I know some people felt called out.

It's hard to hear that what we are doing can be harmful when everything we do is well meaning. I've blocked stims and said quiet hands before. I've said things even publicly on here to you all that I look back on and I'm like 😬🤦🏼‍♀️ - but this is how we learn. It's not "this is how I've always done it", it's "this is how I did it in the past but now that I have new information, I can DO BETTER."

Just like you wouldn't want a doctor preforming a 15 year old procedure on you when there's new information available- we aren't doing things they way we learned in school. We are learning, growing, and changing! 🌈♾❤️

Gospel.

Tearing a child down or making them feel like a failure will never make them better at something.

Building skills and increasing their confidence should be the goal.

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Children need to be taught what is right and what is wrong, but they don't need to be hurt in the process. Punishment and discipline have too often been used as interchangeable terms but really they are polar opposites. Punishment is causing deliberate harm as a retribution. Or in other words, making something bad happen to someone as a way to make them "pay" for what they did. Discipline is teaching and directing your child to understand and take responsibility for their actions.

More information on my blog

https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/why-punishment-doesn-t-work-and-what-does

Crossing the midline plays a part in everything we do! Reading, writing, catching a ball, getting dressed, sitting cross-cross-applesauce, play, self-care...everything!

So, what exactly is midline? Midline of the body is an imaginary line that drops from the middle of the head, strait down over the nose, to the belly button and divides the body into left and right sides. Examples of crossing midline include:
👈Moving the left hand/arm/foot/leg across this line to the right side (and vise versa). Twisting the body in rotation around this imaginary line
👉Leaning the upper or body across the middle of the body
👈Touching the opposite side of the page when reading, writing, or cutting.
👉SO much more!

Here are fun ways to address and develop this skill:

https://www.theottoolbox.com/crossing-midline-march-gross-motor/

Make some outdoor sensory play areas for toddlers and preschoolers with these two simple ideas; a DIY sand box and a gravel pit construction site!

https://theimaginationtree.com/diy-sand-box-and-gravel-pit-outdoor-sensory-play/

Heading to the park?

https://hikeitbaby.com/blog/kids-parks-day-ideas-enjoying-park/

Parents we need to STOP making apologies for our children acting like human beings. We are too hard on ourselves and our children. Give yourself and your child grace to be human.

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Summer is right around the corner and many of our branches are kicking off the Summer Reading Program with celebrations!
Moss Bluff Library Friday at 10am (@ River Bluff Park)
Hayes Library: Friday at 1pm
Iowa Library: Friday at 2pm
Central Library: Friday at 3pm
Vinton Library: Wednesday, June 1 @ 11:00am (@ Ward 7 Rec.)
For more information on these and other library programs, check out our event calendar: https://calcasieulibrary.org/events?r=thismonth