Collaborating with Parents in Reducing Children's Challenging Behaviors: Linking Functional Assessment to Intervention

Table 1

Bobbie’s identified challenging behaviors.

Challenging behaviors	Exclude
Cry	Bobbie had a habit of making hiccup sounds that sounded like crying
Kick
Pinch
Running away from mother to another room when refusing to follow directions	When running towards where he needed to be (e.g., if mother says let’s go into your room, and he ran into the room)
Hit
Scream, yell, cry, shake head, “no” or “stop” to refuse to follow request/directions	When saying “no” when asked a yes or no question
Threatens or says destructive things (e.g., “I am going to hit you,” or “I am throwing this away”)
After mother says good night and leaves the room (out of view of camera), child leaves the room