Behavior Support: here you will learn basic principles of behavior and some strategies for your family
Set Routines and Expectations
We all thrive with structure and routine. Setting consistent routines and schedules for children can reduce anxious feelings and prevent challenging behavior in the home. Here are some guidelines for establishing expectations:
visual prompt listing the expectation
positively stated
developmentally appropriate words or images
use no more than 3-5 statements
Good points about why routines and time management are important
A little over 2 minutes long
Video models of setting routines and expectations. Great reminder to get your kids involved
About 7 minutes long
Setting routines for all ages
Under a minute
This video goes into depth about the concepts of behavior
A little over 7 minutes
Preventative Strategies
Verbal praise
Use a specific positive phrase with an action or behavior that you like. For example,”Great job Stuart putting your dishes in the sink. I really appreciate it!” Also, “Thank you for sharing your toys with your sister. I am very proud of you.” Or “Thank you for putting your phone away when I asked you to.” And “I appreciate you helping with the laundry.”
Give choices/options:
Instead of saying “no,” say, “You can either play with your tablet or color right now.” “You can drink your milk from a blue cup or red cup. Which would you like?” “Your choices right now are to play with Legos or go play on the swings outside.” Or “Your choices right now are to read for 20 minutes or clean your room.”
First- then statements:
Use a contingency that creates a reward for doing something instead of using negative statements. “First you need to clean up the blocks and then you can color,” or, “First you need to hang up your coat and then you can play with blocks.” And “First you need to clean your room, then I will give you your phone back.” or “First you need to read for 20 minutes, then you can play video games for an hour.”
Schedules:
These can be visual or textual. Very specific or general. Refer to the schedule with your kids/ parents. Ensure you put some higher preferred activities in with lower-preferred activities. For example, listing the morning or nightly routine.
Verbal warning transition with or without visual timers:
Give 10, 5, and 1-minute warnings before transitions. Set a visual timer to assist with transitions from higher preferred activities to lower-preferred activities. You can also set timers for how long kids have preferred items. For example, “You have 5 minutes to play with the Playdough. When the timer sounds, you will have to put the Playdough away.” And “You have 10 minutes to finish playing video games. When the timer goes off, you need to turn off the video games.”
Teach the Routines and Expectations
We can't assume children know the expectations without being taught the expectations. Here are some guidelines to teach the expectations:
describe the expectation
model and demonstrate the expectation
practice the expectation
use video models
use picture samples to model the expectation
Teaching daily routines for littles with English language learning opportunities
almost 6 minutes
How to help kids to listen without yelling
about 6.5 minutes
Reinforce Routines and Expectations
Positive reinforcement can be used to encourage the behaviors we want to increase. Recognition can be a quick word of encouragement, it can include access to privileges, activities, or preferred items. Here are some guidelines to provide positive reinforcement:
be timely with the positive praise
be specific
use a variety of reinforcers
ask them what they would like to earn
Building self esteem using effective praise
about 6 minutes
Effective positive rewards
about 6 minutes
Plan for Correction
In addition to teaching and reinforcing expectations, children need calm and brief reminders with opportunities to practice the behavior you expect. Here are some guidelines for error corrections:
stay calm
keep it brief
be specific about the behavior you expect
offer a re-do opportunity
provide positive feedback (praise)
Effective negative consequences
5 minutes
Fixing behavior problems with correcting behavior
7 minutes
Behavior Support Videos in Spanish
Cómo crear hábitos en niños
6 minutos
Dar Instrucciones
3 minutos
¿Por qué son importantes las rutinas para los niños y niñas?
3 minutos
Estrategias Preventivas
Elogios Verbales
Use una frase positiva específica con una acción o comportamiento que le guste. Por ejemplo, “Buen trabajo Stuart al poner los platos en el fregadero. !Realmente lo aprecio!” además, “Gracias por compartir tus juguetes con tu hermana. Estoy muy orgullosa de ti”. O “Gracias por guadar tu teléfono cuando te lo pedí.” Y “Aprecio tu ayuda con la ropa sucia.”
Dar una opción / opciones:
En lugar de decir NO, diga: “En este momento puedes jugar con tu tableta o colorear.” “Puedes beber tu leche en una taza azul o roja . Cuál te gustaría?” “ Tus opciones en estos mometos son jugar con Legos o ir a jugar en los columpios afuera.” O “ Tus opciones en este momento son leer por 20 minutos o limpiar tu recámara.”
Crea una frase que contenga una recompensa :
Use una frase que contenga una recompense por hacer algo en lugar de usar declaracaiones
negativas. Por ejemplo “Primero tienes que limpiar los cubos y luego puedes colorear” O “Primero tienes que colgar tu abrigo y luego puedes jugar con los cubos.” Y “Primero tienes que limpiar tu recámara, y despúes te regresaré tu teléfono.” O “Primero tienes que leer 20 minutos y despúes puedes jugar video juegos por una hora.”
Horarios:
Estos pueden ser visuals o textuales. Muy específico o general. Consulte el horario con sus hijos /padres. Asegúrese de incluir algunas actividades de mayor preferencia con las de menor preferencia. Por ejemplo, hacer una lista de la rutina matutina o nocturna.
Transición de advertencia verbal con o sin cronómetros para tomar el tiempo.
Dé advertencies de 10, 5 y 1 minuto antes de las transiciones. Ponga un cronómetro visual para ayudar con las transiciones de las actividades prferidas mas altas a las actividades preferidas más bajas. También puede programar la alarma o cronómetro para saber cuanto tiempo los niños tienen los artículos preferidos. Por ejemplo, “Tienes 5 minutos para jugar con la plastilina. Cuando suene la alarma tienes que guardar la plastilina.” Y tienes 10 minutos para terminar de jugar video juegos. Cuando la alarma se encienda, necesitas apagar los video juegos.