When a child begins to persistently exhibit task avoidance behaviour, the climate of the context (e.g. childcare, early childhood, primary and secondary school, disability support and youth services) can change dramatically. A considerable amount of time and energy can be spent on the child showing the task avoidance behaviour, which can have a deleterious effect on the quality of the learning experience for all the children. Research consistently shows that managing behaviour is linked to staff experiencing high levels of stress, burnout, and job dissatisfaction.

Telling a child to stop avoiding a task rarely works because we need to address the underlying reason. Based on the evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach this user-friendly guide, T for Task avoidance will help you step-by-step:
1. Work out why your child is exhibiting task avoidance (assess),
2. How to respond when your child exhibits task avoidance (manage), and
3. How to minimise or eliminate task avoidance behaviour (prevent).

Use the comprehensive checklists and tools provided to develop PBS plans that can be used to support children of all ages consistently in all contexts. This invaluable resource is useful for parents, caregivers, educators in childcare, early childhood, primary and secondary schools, disability, mental health, allied health and supervisory professionals.