I'm helping take care of a preschool-aged kid with a brain injury and an unstable family situation. He has a lot of behavioral issues. The most success we've

I'm helping take care of a preschool-aged kid with a brain injury and an unstable family situation. He has a lot of behavioral issues. The most success we've had has been through "Positive Behavior Intervention" ( http://www.pbis.org/ http://www.pbis.org/ ). The basic philosophy is to identify the value someone gets out of their negative behavior, set positive expectations for behaviors that provide the same value, and then provide immediate positive feedback whenever you see the positive behavior. The adversarial approach, by comparison, tended to lead to escalating problems. It made me his enemy instead of his ally and advocate.