Simple, practical strategies for less stressful shifts in routine
This training helps parents and caregivers feel more supported and confident during everyday transitions, like leaving the park, turning off the tablet, or getting ready for bedtime. Created by Morgan van Diepen (BCBA, co-author of best-selling guides, and creator of BIP Visualized), the course provides practical, visual strategies that you can start using immediately. While the methods are evidence-based, they’re presented in a simplified and easy-to-remember way to make real-life use more achievable.
Why Take This Training?
- Understand the challenge: Transitions are hard because they involve moving away from something enjoyable toward something less preferred.
- Break down the task: What sounds like one simple instruction (“Come to the table”) is actually three difficult tasks, stop, give up, and start something new.
- Set realistic expectations: Learn typical developmental data (e.g., neurotypical 5-year-olds only give up an item around 56% of the time on the first request), helping you set goals that celebrate progress rather than perfection.
- Define success your way: Learn how to create an individualized goal, whether that means calmly transitioning, respectfully asking for more time, or using a regulation strategy.
What You’ll Get
- Step-by-step guidance on Priming (giving advance notice and a soft reminder to prepare your child before the transition).
- Instruction on Easy, Easy, Hard (building momentum by starting with two quick, easy actions before the harder instruction).
- Tell, Show, Help strategy for following through when your child needs extra support:
- Tell – Give a clear instruction and wait.
- Show – Use gesture or model the action.
- Help – Provide gentle assistance using the least intrusive method.
- Practical insight into how breaking down hidden steps makes it easier to choose strategies that support success.
Take this training to learn simple, effective ways to make transitions feel smoother and more predictable. These strategies help reduce stress, increase cooperation, and create more everyday moments where your child feels capable and successful.