Now that's Minding
The amount of time a parent should wait for their child to mind after giving a directive.
What is 10-15 seconds?
This step on the SMART chart lets the child know when the tasks need to be done.
What is Time?
When you are on the top of this you and the child are very emotional and neither one is listening and the parent usually gives excessive restrictions.
What is Anger Mountain?
When making a plan to deal with super tough behaviors, this step monitors when the behavior happens, under what circumstances, etc.
What is Track and Observe the behavior?
When disengaging from or avoiding a power struggle this is the best thing to do. (Hint: Everybody had a chance to practice doing this during one of the groups)
What is Walking away?
The first step in minding to do before giving a child a directive to make sure they hear you.
What is get their attention?
This part of the SMART Chart motivates the child to complete the tasks on the chart.
When you do this, it puts the focus on the negative behavior and generate feelings of guilt. (Hint: Ms. Bates state she stopped doing this because it raised her pressure.)
What is Lecturing or Talking too Much>
This is the next step of Making a Plan, usually using the pro-social opposite.
What is Identifying what you want you Want your child TO do?
This is allowing your child to practice what is expected of them before they experience it.
What is Pre-Teaching?
When giving directives, it is important for you to be this. (I.e. Vandale put your shoes on the floor in the closet on the right side.)
What is be clear and specific?
This is the first part of the SMART Chart that lets the child know what tasks are involved.
What is Small Steps?
The length of time for a time out.
What is 5 minutes?
Adding this to your plan, will help motivate your child to do work the plan.
What is add a reward?
How do you know when you are stressed?
Any response is good.
When your child minds you. It is important to do this to reinforce the positive behavior.
What is Follow though (Acknowledge, Encourage)?
This part of the SMART chart identifies what the task will look like when it is done.
What is Measurable?
The length of time for a privilege loss?
What is 30 minutes?
When dealing with super touch behaviors, you want to make sure you do this in order to keep your emotions out of it.
What is stay calm and matter of fact?
When doing our stress management exercises, Cheryl took us here.
What is the islands- Jamaica, Miami, Hawaii, Bahamas?
This is how often you should expect your child to mind.
What is 70%?
This part of the SMART chart ensures that the child is able to do the task and that it is realistic.
What is Achievable?
The first thing you want to do when you are giving a time out.
What is label the behavior?
Due to stealing and lying being covert behaviors, when you child does suspicious things, we use this strategy to determine how to proceed.
What is Verify it?
We did the soul train line to this song.
What is Brickhouse?