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"Managing problem behavior at home" The last year has been very difficult not only for children, but also for adults. Spending so much time at home can lead to certain problematic behaviors at home, and they can develop more problematic behaviors outside home. We share this article with you, which we hope can guide you a bit in this matter. Managing Problem Behavior at Home A guide to more confident, consistent and effective parenting One of the biggest challenges parents face is managing difficult or defiant behavior on the part of children. Whether they’re refusing to put on their shoes, or throwing full-blown tantrums, you can find yourself at a loss for an effective way to respond. For parents at their wits end, behavioral therapy techniques can provide a roadmap to calmer, more consistent ways to manage problem behaviors problems and offers a chance to help children develop gain the developmental skills they need to regulate their own behaviors. ABC’s of behavior management at home To understand and respond effectively to problematic behavior, you have to think about what came before it, as well as what comes after it. There are three important aspects to any given behavior: • Antecedents: Preceding factors that make a behavior more or less likely to occur. Another, more familiar term for this is triggers. Learning and anticipating antecedents is an extremely helpful tool in preventing misbehavior. • Behaviors: The specific actions you are trying to encourage or discourage. • Consequences: The results that naturally or logically follow a behavior. Consequences — positive or negative — affect the likelihood of a behavior recurring. And the more immediate the consequence, the more powerful it is. This is an article from Child Mind Institute, for more information visit:
Managing Child Behavior Problems at Home | Child Mind Institute |