Something Different, Something New, Something Unpredictable, Something Else to Do

It’s very easy for parents to get stuck in patterns of action and interaction that are part of the problem. Although these are typically parents’ best efforts, they actually play a role in maintain­ ing the problem. In effect, the solution to the problem becomes the problem. This exercise offers parents multiple ways of changing problematic patterns of action and interaction through sim­ ple yet effective means.