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The only way to improve behavior is to be consistent. Here are some steps to
follow:
Motivate a child who has developed negative behaviors by praising and giving
attention to good behaviors.
Steps to decrease negative behaviors:
Ignore a child who is acting inappropriately. Ignoring takes tremendous
patience
and time.
Take away privileges or fun activities (t.v., video games) can help an older
child reduce negative behaviors.
Set up Timeout in a restricted area for a certain amount of time so the
child will not receive any benefit for inappropriate behavior. Make sure the
timeout area is not a rewarding environment.
Provide training for appropriate behavior by asking the child to perform a
small task and then giving an immediate reward. You could ask the child to
“put the toy in the toy box” and respond with praise to the successful
outcome. Make your request simple and clear.
Set up a token reward system for certain behaviors that can be turned in for
specific, enjoyable rewards. Tokens can be removed for inappropriate
behavior. Make sure the behaviors that cause award and deduction of tokens
is clear to both you and your child.
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There is an
energy in us which makes things happen when the paths of other persons touch
ours.
from the Monks of Weston Priory
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