Roger and I began our careers and were employed at Girls and Boys Town for a combined 35 years.  During this time we discovered the “gap” in services for very young children with behavior problems.  I resigned from Girls and Boys Town in September 1999 to begin planning for Behave’n and to write our first book, “The Sleep Fairy.”
  
     
 

In November 2000 we began helping families with young children in a small home on 103rd & Center.  On November 5, 2000 we enrolled our first 4 year old and by June 2001 we were at capacity of 12 young children with a waiting list.  It soon became evident we needed more space to help more children.

  
   
 

In July 2002 we moved to our current location at 8922 Cuming St.  With some renovation Behave’n could now serve up to 39 children. 

 
   
 
In May 2003 the book, “The Sleep Fairy” was self-published by our own Behave’n Kids Press, Inc.  and our hopes that it would be the first of many books to help children and families.  By July 2004 research was published on “The Sleep Fairy” in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, volume 29, no 5, titled:  Brief Report:  A “Storybook” Ending to Children’s Bedtime Problems-The Use of a Rewarding Social Story to Reduce Bedtime Resistance and Frequent Night Waking, R.V. Burke, B. R. Kuhn and J.L. Peterson.  In 2004 Behave’n Kids Press printed our second edition of “The Sleep Fairy.”
  
   
 
September 2004 we hired Paula Kohrt to run Behave’n Community Services, Inc.  which provides family therapy, training, consultation and community treatment aide services within the community.  These programs have helped hundreds of families and agencies as they specialize with therapeutic services with the very young child.
  
   
 
October 2005 began the addition to the Behave’n property on Cuming Street.  The need for services and wait list was growing.  Our plans included B’yond Learning Center which provides parents and children with the finest preschool experience possible with a wonderful twist.  In addition to providing a solid academic base to prepare children for Kindergarten, B’yond included lessons in basic social and emotional skills like respect for themselves and others.  Now Behave’n would have the opportunity to help not only the children with severe and chronic behavior problems but all others.  This new addition also provided a much awaited nursery for our employees children and ample office space for our therapists and administrative support staff.
  
   
 
June 2006 we moved into the new addition and renovation and expansion continued on the existing building.
  
   
 
October 2006 marked a new book, “Mini Methods or Madness - Small steps that make BIG changes in your kids’ behavior,” debut.  Behave’n now had successfully completed a parenting guide book for all parents.  And quickly we began working on our next children’s’ book.
  
   
 
In March 2007 Behave’n was finally using the entire new and renovated facility.  Within the new addition we would also begin an alternative school for young children.  The school was approved in March of 2007 also.  Behave’n could now serve up to 99 children in the facility and even more families could be helped through our Community Services.
 
   
 

April 2007 begins a new endeavor, the purchase of a building in Lincoln, NE to expand our day treatment services in Nebraska.  The renovation has begun with the hope of serving children by Febuary/March of 2008.