Before we get into Tantrums, I’d like to refresh our memories about the topics we’ve already covered.

This will get our thoughts primed for today’s topic.

If you recall, in Webinar #1 we talked about:

• Tagteach basics
• Task analysis (kick ball)
• What is a tag point
• Criteria for the tag point
• Transition from emotion, to observation, to behavior

In Part 2 we watched a series of videos: A baby crying, a boy throwing a ball, handwriting practice, and Lear entering pool.

The purpose was to observe and identify the physical actions the child was making, rather than to make a statement such as “That child is good,” or “That child is bad” or apply labels to the child (bossy, friendly, shy etc). We want to get away from emotions and focus on behaviors—physical movements.

We also looked at a series of pictures to identify “toothy” smiles. As Theresa said, once we looked at those pictures we ended up asking ourselves, “What kind of toothy smile do we want? Upper teeth showing, lower teeth showing, or both rows of teeth showing.” The goal of this was to fine-tune our observational skills.

We ended up by talking about how to use TAGteach to support a child during transitions with TAGteach.

For the critical School To Home transition, we discussed tag points such as Steps Out of Bus/Car, Foot on Smiley Face, and so forth.

Heavy doses of positive reinforcement during a transition help the child feel supported, and eventually she feels calm and confident.