home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Focus on helping @5 see how the target '
- behavior is helping @1 . '
- '
- Children like things that work or do something. '
- But, they often forget something that works in '
- the background and they become complacent. You '
- can help @1 recall and reaffirm how a behavior '
- works by bringing it from the background to the '
- foreground. Do this by noticing the behavior '
- and its impact. '
- '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children like the feeling of competence, of do- '
- ing something well that is useful. If a child '
- forgets the purpose that a particular behavior '
- serves, the adults can reaffirm its purpose. '
- '
- Ask yourself: '
- * Can I think of ways in which the target '
- behavior is serving a useful purpose for '
- @5? '
- * Can I think of ways to highlight the '
- usefulness of the behavior? '
- * Can I find ways to make the behavior even '
- more important than it was? '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Very young children are just beginning to get a '
- sense of what works for them and what does not. '
- A caretaker who says no verbally and SHOWS mild '
- displeasure when something undesirable happens '
- and says yes verbally and SHOWS major pleasure '
- when the desirable happens will help @5 '
- to acquire that sense. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Saying no or showing MILD displeasure, '
- then showing @1 the right way. '
- * Saying yes and then showing MAJOR pleasure '
- when the behavior happens. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children of this age love the notion of control.'
- Use your superior intellect and control to fool '
- @1 into thinking that they have it. Put what '
- @3 wants in terms of what you want. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Taking @2 desires and saying, " When you '
- do it, then you can..." or "I will..." '
- * Making what you want consistent with @2 '
- choice when @3 challenges you. For ex- '
- ample, say "You can go to bed now or ten '
- minutes from now." Then point out what '
- @3 chose and hold @1 to it. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children like the feeling of having what they do'
- have an impact on you. When they do something '
- right, you should respond positively. When the '
- behavior is not there, then you do not respond. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Coming up with something to do when '
- @5 shows the target behavior. '
- * Making what you do directly contingent '
- on what @3 does. '
- * Being consistent with your response. If '
- @5 does it, then you do what you have '
- said. If @3 doesn't, then you don't. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Children of this age like to make a difference '
- and to feel powerful. Having you respond pre- '
- dictably when they do something gives them a '
- sense of making this type of difference. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Thinking of something that you can do for '
- @5 when @3 shows the desired '
- behavior. '
- * Letting @5 know what you have '
- decided to do for @1 when @3 does it. '
- * Letting @1 know that behaving in that '
- way will get @1 what you decided on. '
- MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
- '
- Adolescents like the idea of being treated as an'
- adult. They like the notion of doing something '
- that makes a positive difference even though '
- they are not so hot on having the negative side '
- of the equation enforced. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Showing appreciation when @3 does the '
- target behavior and then demonstrating how '
- this appreciation is translated into action'
- on your part. '
- * Having them experience the loss of respect '
- when the target behavior does not occur. '
- '
- '
- '
- '
-