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- Focus on letting @5 know the place '
- the target behavior plays in @2 life. '
- '
- Things that fit an interdependent pattern are '
- more likely to be maintained than behavior that '
- is isolated and has no enduring place. Most '
- children do not realize how one behavior builds '
- on others. They depend on adults to make that '
- clear and obvious to them. '
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- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Often children cannot see the forest for the '
- trees. They have a hard time seeing how behav- '
- ior has consequences and how the consequences '
- result in new behavioral opportunites and how '
- their behavior reflects the sort of person they '
- are. Making that clear to @5 will make a '
- minor action more meaningful to @1. '
- '
- Ask yourself: '
- * What other behaviors depend on the target '
- behavior and how can I convey that? '
- * What does the target behavior say about '
- @5 as a person and does @3 know it? '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Very young children can begin to learn that '
- everything they do results in something. A '
- caretaker that spends a lot of time working with'
- with a child gently correcting behavior that '
- goes wrong and encouraging behavior that goes '
- right is helping the child to begin this task. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Setting aside time to work with @5. '
- * Getting free of distractions and focusing '
- on what @5 is doing. '
- * Encouraging the good; correcting gently. '
- '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children of this age can get caught up in a bat-'
- tle for control. You have to win this battle, '
- but it should cost @5 little or nothing. '
- Being firm, but gentle is the key. Give @1 '
- all @3 can handle, but put up with nothing. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Analyzing all requests or protests to see '
- if they are legitimate and within the '
- limits of what you allow. '
- * Refuse all behavior that runs counter to '
- what you want to keep. '
- * Encourage all consistent behavior. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children of this age get so wrapped up in the '
- world and how it works that they get distracted '
- by a lot of magical thinking. They need to be '
- gently brought down to earth where they can '
- learn that what they choose to do and what they '
- actually do makes all the difference. '
- '
- Try: '
- * When @5 misses an opportunity to do '
- what you want @1 to do, point out that '
- the chance was missed. '
- * Pointing out what did not happen as the '
- result of @1 doing something else. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children of this age have a hard time seeing '
- that what they do impacts on their caretakers. '
- You can get this across to @5 by telling '
- @1 how @2 makes you feel. '
- It is particularly important to tell @1 how '
- you feel when your expectations are not met. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Assuring that @5 knows what is '
- expected of @1 and when. '
- * Letting @5 know how pleased you are '
- when your expectations are met. '
- * Being disappointed when they are not met. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Adolescents have a hard time realizing that '
- they fit into a large social context, particu- '
- larly the family. They can become wrapped up '
- with peers to the exclusion of the family. '
- Giving them a sense of what is necessary to '
- live as a full member of the family is a way to '
- preserve a sense of unity. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Assuring that @5 knows the ground '
- rules, why you have made the rules, and '
- how the target behavior fits the rules. '
- * Seeing the rules as a price @3 must pay. '
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