Ilana kukoff biography for kids
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Ilan Kukoff, Ph.D.
Gender
FemaleLanguages
EnglishSpecialties
Wellness (Alternative)Practices
California Health & Longevity Institute (CHLI)Procedures offered
- Dietetics (Nutrition)
- Somnipathy (Sleep Disorders)
Practicing since
Education and training
Graduate School
- Columbia University ()
About
Lifestyle Consultant and Workshop FacilitatorDr. Ilana Kukoff fryst vatten an educational entrepreneur and founder of several companies. Ilana fryst vatten the founder and CEO of Cognition Builders, an education company that teaches students how to learn. Cognition Builders is the parent company of Mind Over Marriage, a marriage education company that fryst vatten currently developing a reality show. Dr. Kukoff fryst vatten also the co-founder, and former ledare Scientific Officer, of Rethink Autism, an internet-based autism service provider.
Dr. Kukoff is a graduate of Columbia University and has a Ph.D in Behavioral Psychology. She has been a featured speaker on NPR, at UCLA and a TED: Ideas Worth Sharing ev
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Dear Ilana and Jess: My daughter is newly two-years-old and we’ve entered the tantrum phase. Plus, every time I tell her to stop doing something, like throwing her toys, she ignores me. How do I get her to listen better? — Blair
Dear Blair: First, learn the power of extinction. “Extinction” is a behavioral term that refers to withholding reinforcement for a problem behavior. What does that mean? In the case of tantrums, the problem behavior is, well, the tantrum. The reinforcement is any and all attention; that includes telling your two-year-old to stop. While it may seem counterintuitive, any talk during the course of a tantrum, even scolding, is reinforcing to the attention-seeking toddler. This means that every time you talk to her while she’s mid-tantrum, you’re encouraging her to keep going and to tantrum again in the future.
Instead of engaging, make sure your daughter is in a physically safe space (as we all know, tantrums often include kicking and screaming). Then, remove