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A person’s ability to get along with others in acceptable
and appropriate ways.
Social Competence
The ability to guide your own behavior
self-discipline
Events that occur as the result of a particular behavior-either positive or negative
consequences
To be different
vary
The ability to respond sensitively to other’s feelings and experiences.
compassion
A communication method that includes a specific description of behavior, how it affects you, and your feelings about it
I-messages
A consequence that rewards a particular behavior.
Positive reinforcement
purposes
functions
Involves behavior modeling and corrective actions by adults, which help children learn about appropriate behavior
guidance
Steering a child’s disruptive behavior to a different, more acceptable activity that still meets the child’s basic needs
redirection
A short period of time in which the child bust sit apart from group activities that he/she is interrupting.
Cool-down moment
Offering choice between two or more options.
alternative