[E36] A Deep Dive into Dr. Karyn Purvis' 'IDEAL Response'

Episode 36 • April 20, 2021 • 00:59:00
[E36] A Deep Dive into Dr. Karyn Purvis' 'IDEAL Response'
Empowered to Connect Podcast
[E36] A Deep Dive into Dr. Karyn Purvis' 'IDEAL Response'

Apr 20 2021 | 00:59:00

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Show Notes

Are you struggling with challenging behaviors from your kiddos? The late Dr. Karyn Purvis developed the 'IDEAL Response' as an acronym to help parents remember how to connect with your kids while correcting inappropriate behavior.

In today's episode, Mo and Tona Ottinger join JD to take a deeper dive into the IDEAL Response and break down each component of the principle. The episode starts with audio from Dr. Purvis teaching the content - the original video she teaches in, as well as lots more connected parenting video content can be found on our YouTube channel here.

Learn what it means to be: Immediate, Direct, Efficient, Action-Based and Leveled at the Behavior with content from Dr. Karyn Purvis and analysis from JD and The Ottingers!

In the show, we mention the potential need for families/individuals dealing with level 4 behavior consistently to walk through deescalation training of some kind - to begin familiarizing yourself with that level of training, check out these resources below: 

https://www.crisisprevention.com/Our-Programs

https://handlewithcare.com/who-we-train/parents/

To learn more about Empowered to Connect or to find more of ETC's resources, check us out at Empoweredtoconnect.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram!

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