Families

The health and survival of a family system depends, to a large extent, on a family's ability to adapt to and control their surrounding environment. This critical adaptation and control is, itself, a byproduct of the contributing skill sets of each family member. Below are examples of presenting problems that can arise from deficits in critical skill areas:

• Children who tantrum when their schedules or preferred activities are altered
• Children who become escalated when given a direction or task to complete
• Siblings who fight and argue whenever they are left alone 
• Children who avoid siblings or peers and instead opt to play only with their parents
• Parents who must plead and negotiate with their children to complete everyday tasks
• Parents who are overwhelmed with daily chores and routines

Many families have successfully addressed these and other presenting problems by building life skills, using family-centered strategies, and establishing new contexts through our Positive Family Intervention.

Parents

The role of classroom management is pivotal to the success of family system management. Children carrying increased levels of stress and anxiety home may exhibit an escalation of problem behavior, which can ultimately strain interpersonal relationships among family members. Blueprints has identified some leading indicators that impromptu and misaligned school management practices may be affecting your child’s behavior and overall home life:

An increase in:

• Noncompliance
• Disrespectful interactions
• Inappropriate attention seeking behavior
• Rude and inappropriate comments 
• Tantrums and meltdowns
• Aggression
• Isolation
• Property destruction
• Elopement

Many parents have reduced the rate of these problem behaviors at home by establishing positive behavior support systems in their child's classroom and school through our School-wide Positive Behavior Support.

Individuals

A person’s ability to analyze their own actions, thoughts, and feelings in order to increase control over their own behavior and cope with the pressure and stress associated with life (i.e., family, work, finances…) significantly impacts the degree to which they will rely on unhealthy stress reduction methods. Given the above premise, a person lacking analytical skills who has deficits in self-control, socialization, and stress management is far more likely to excessively practice unhealthy stress reduction methods. Below are symptoms of common skill deficits:

• Consistently overwhelmed with personal or professional tasks
• Repeatedly unsatisfied with your health, appearance, or professional status
• Constantly disorganized, disoriented, and late completing tasks
• Routinely avoid opportunities to meet new people or publicly express your thoughts and feelings 
• Frequently frustrated with people's lack of interest in your priorities
• Regularly unhappy with your social network
• Continuously feel inadequate in your job or relationship

A number of individuals have reduced these and other symptoms and achieved lifestyle enhancement by building self control, social, stress management, and analytical skills through our Behavioral Casework.