For the next six weeks, we will be re-airing episodes as we work on a brand new line up starting January 3rd, 2023. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season, and thank you all for being a part of our Parenting Understood community!  Bloom is Michelle's monthly parenting group to solve your child's behavior concerns while building a strong loving connection. You can find out more about it here: https://www.thrivingtoddler.com/membership *** In today’s first of two episodes with Dr. Jeanne Donaldson, we discuss using token economies with children to help them establish positive behaviors. Dr. Donaldson defines what a reward/token economy is and how the functions of a reward system can be used, as well as how to avoid misusing them. Dr. Jeanne Donaldson earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her research focuses on solving issues common in early childhood and assessing child and adult interventions. To learn more or contact Dr. Donaldson, you can reach out to her via email at jdonaldson@lsu.edu.