Good Fit Questionnaire
A simple, compassionate way to gather honest parent feedback in ABA parent support
Help parents tell you - clearly and comfortably - whether your recommendations are truly a good fit for their family.
Social validity. Reduced power imbalance. Better follow-through.
Instant download. No spam. Continuing education and resources for BCBAs only.
Social validity made simple for ABA parent training.
When parents say “yes”… but mean “this isn’t working.”
In parent training, we all want honest feedback.
But power dynamics, pressure, and fear of disappointing the provider often get in the way.
Parents may:
Agree to plans that don’t fit their routines
Try to “be a good client” instead of speaking up
Quietly disengage rather than asking for changes
And then we’re left troubleshooting low follow-through, stalled progress, and unclear barriers - without ever really hearing the parent’s perspective.
Here for you.
A low-pressure way for parents to tell you what’s really going on.
The Good Fit Questionnaire gives parents a structured, compassionate way to communicate:
s this doable in our time?
Do I understand the plan?
Does this feel manageable for my child, my family, and myself?
Is the effort worth it right now?
Instead of guessing… you get direct social validity data you can actually use.
Grounded in research on power imbalance and caregiver collaboration (Horbanczuk, Fettig, & Luna, 2024).
What you'll get
Printable tool
4 pages including how to and tips!
Likert-style items across key barriers:
Time, Confidence & clarity, Troubleshooting & generalization, Whole-family impact, Effort vs. payoff, & Community support
A way to tell you no thank you
A built-in “permission slip” for parents to express hesitation, confusion, or misalignment
Ideas for your own application
Instructions for multiple formats: print, review together, or digitize into a Google Form
Social validity in the form of a quick questionnaire? Yes, please!
How it helps BCBAs
Why this tool works in real practice
This isn’t another assessment you’ll never use.
BCBAs in the Parenting with ABA community are using this to:
Catch barriers early — before families disengage
Reduce the “yes but no follow-through” cycle
Normalize assent withdrawal and parent voice
Guide collaborative problem-solving conversations
Strengthen rapport and therapeutic alliance
And most importantly…
It helps you design plans that families can actually implement.
This is for you if:
You’re a BCBA or behavior analyst working with caregivers
You’re tired of “just give them the plan and hope”
You want to support parents without blaming, shaming, or compliance-only strategies
You believe behavior change happens through relationships, not pressure
“This is not for…”
RBT-only audiences
Parents
People looking for discipline scripts
This is intended for professional behavior analytic caregiver consultation support.
Meet the behavior analyst behind Parenting with ABA
Leanne Page, BCBA- LBA
You don’t have to go it alone- whether you're parenting through tough seasons or supporting families as a BCBA. As a behavior analyst and mom, I blend evidence-based tools with real-life experience to make behavior strategies simple, compassionate, and doable.
Best-selling author of Parenting with Science, Enjoy Parenting, & The Calm & Connected Journal
BACB ACE Provider for 5 years, over 50 CEU courses taught focusing on compassionate ABA parent support
Founder of the Parent Support 101: Behavior Analyst Summit
