Behavior
Express warm approval and admiration when child displays desirable behavior
What is praise?
Self-Reliant skill to help children overcome challenges in creative ways.
What is problem-solving?
Refute negative labels that may come to mind. Paint a positive future. Normalize behaviors and use flexible standards. Focus on coping
What is controlling upsetting thoughts?
Supervise and monitor the type of programs watched. Encourage other physical and social activities and reading. Praise children for good viewing habits.
What is taking control of your child's screen time?
Parent refuses to acknowledge child who is misbehaving
What is ignoring?
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Send your teacher positive notes or emails. Set up informal and formal mechanisms to communicate with your child's teachers. Recognize the teacher's point of view.
What is working with teachers to prevent problems?
Set up learning experiences (such as trial trips to the grocery store). State the rules. Be realistic and teach gradually.
What is behavior in public places?
Used scarcely, but consistently to discipline the child. It shouldn't last more than 5 minutes and after the child should fulfill the parent's original request.
What is time out?
Accepting a child's emotions and emotional response. Talk about your own feelings (positive or negative). Encourage children to talk about their own feelings.
What is emotional regulation?
Scan your body for tension, and breath and relax or do the exercises. Take a break (go into the bathroom for a bath, or read a magazine). In the middle of a conflict, breath, cool off, get playful, or get away for a few minutes.
What is time out from stress and anger?
Ignore minor squabbles. Beware of tattlers. Set up reward programs. Hold family meetings.
What is sibling rivalry and fights between children
Type of discipline that happens in response to a child's behavior without parental involvement. These are imposed by nature, society, or another person.
What is natural and logical consequences
During one-on-one play with your child model and practice how to enter groups, how to play cooperatively, and how to talk with friends. Label and praise friendly behaviors. Invite the child's playmate home and use this as an opportunity to do social and emotional coaching.
What is friendship skills and ways to cope with Peer problems?
Don't interrupt, argue, give advice; listen attentively, and validate. Express feelings. Be polite and positive. Recognize another's problems.
What is effective communication skills?
Decide on a bedtime. Establish a winding-down routine. Check in. Night lights and security objects
What is resistance to going to bed?