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Applying behavioral activation to your child's behavioral activation is closely tied to achievement

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of your goal, let's consider how the structure of this approach relates to your goals.

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John's number one goal was to improve his closest relationships as he started behavioral activation.

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He focused on moderately easy activities involving his family members and close friends in the process.

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He realized he needed to tend to his own needs in order to be the husband, father and friend he intended

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to be.

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For example, he realized he was more agreeable toward others when he went to the gym a few times a

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week and eat healthy foods.

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So John added these activities to this list.

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Values, activities, goals.

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Build a game plan around your goals, behavioral activation offers a step by step approach to reach

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your goals.

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The goals you set will guide the activities you choose and your activities will move you toward your

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goals for June being an involved parent.

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What was a value that gave rise to the goal to care about his kids every day to address that goal?

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He planned the specific activities of speaking with his kids every day.

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Work progressively toward goals, behavioral activation can bring you closer to your eventual goal by

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creating a series of increasingly challenging steps.

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For example, a person might have a goal to exercise 45 minutes a day, five times a week.

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A workout of that length might be a difficulty level three and behavioral activation soon.

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An intermediate activity could be a light 15 minutes workout to success.

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We find and there is your initial steps lays the foundation for more difficult and rewarding activities.