Why Children Misbehave
Expectations or Rules
A counselor notices a camper reacts to frustrations by hitting others. The counselor provides the camper a stress ball to squeeze when frustrated instead. This is an example of what?
Redirection
In a huddle, there are 3 campers who are not settling down when asked to. The counselor decides that the full group does not get to play dodgeball as a result. This is an example of what
Blue
Honesty
On Monday, a camper hit another kid. Counselor 1 did not enforce discipline. On Tuesday, the camper hit someone else. Counselor 2 enforced a five minute time-out. This is an example of what?
Inconsistency
Six - one minute for every year they are old.
This should not exceed ten minutes
Public reprimands are not done because it can be ___ for the camper. Instead, disciplinary conversations should be private.
Embarrassing
Red
Caring
The huddle counselor has not taken the time to get to know each camper. This has resulted in a lack of what
Relationship Building
This is the tone a counselor should use when having disciplinary conversations
Breaking YMCA rule number three, this type of punishment should never be used
Corporal Punishment
Green
Responsibility
Acting up is often an ____ seeking behavior
Attention
When having disciplinary conversations, a counselor should always give context and explain this
The rule that was broken
Because kids do not easily understand it, counselors should never use this to empasize irony or mocking
Sarcasm
Purple
Faith
What we sometimes see as a failure to behave properly, is actually a failure to ______ properly
Communicate
If a counselor is feeling frustrated in a disciplinary conversation, they are always allowed to step away and ask for this
This tone goes against the "Y Voice"
Raised voice or yelling
Yellow
Respect