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Focus on letting @5 know the place '
the target behavior plays in @2 life. '
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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 '
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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. '
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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 '
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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. '
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Try: '
* Setting aside time to work with @5. '
* Getting free of distractions and focusing '
on what @5 is doing. '
* Encouraging the good; correcting gently. '
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MAINTAINING DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR '
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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. '
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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 '
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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. '
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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 '
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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. '
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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 '
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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. '
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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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