It’s late at night, and you’re scrolling through articles, parent forums, and preschool websites, searching for answers. Maybe you’ve recently received a diagnosis for your child. Maybe you’re wondering whether they’re meeting developmental milestones or trying to decide which educational environment will help them succeed. No matter where you are in the journey, one question […]

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Abstract: Children often make impulsive choices, and previous research has shown that access to activities during the delay may enhance self-control (e.g., Newquist, Dozier, & Neidert, 2012). The purpose of the current study was to extend the results of Newquist et al. (2012) by comparing the effects of access to low-preference, moderate-preference, and high-preference toys […]

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Abstract: Previous research has shown that providing choices may result in an increase in appropriate behavior and a decrease in inappropriate behavior; however, the process by which choice results in a behavior change is unknown. In the current study, we replicated and extended previous research by determining the prevalence of preference for choice in a […]

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