Promoting Positive Behaviour

Image of the perfect child-

Create an image of what you think society sees as a perfect child. Annotate your image with characteristics and features that make this child "perfect"

eg Always does what their parents tell them to do.

Positive and negative behaviour

Make a list of Positive and Negative behaviours in children. 

Using the information on pg 100-102 in your textbook. 

What ages are these behaviours appropriate and in appropriate and why? (being appropriate is about their ability to understand wether or not it's ok and physically able to perform the task)

• Grabbing a toy they have been asked not to Eg an infant is attempting to explore the world around them and they will grab at anything that seems interesting to them. They don't yet have the cognitive ability or understanding of language to understand if a parent is telling them not to do something. Therefore even though parents may be annoyed at the behaviour it is appropriate and the parent's responsibility to keep the objects that they don't want touched out of reach of the infant. A toddler would have a better understanding of parents wishes and knows the names of objects so they can understand which object their parents are talking about, they may be given some leeway, still very curious of the world. If continued this may be inappropriate after being reminded. Older children preschoolers and early years of school have usually had a lot of reminders about behaviour and also potential consequences of behaviour. They have the language skills to understand the words parents are using and the objects they are referring to. Preschoolers understand rules and taking turns. They can both ask questions to clarify their understanding of the situation, therefore this behaviour is inappropriate at these ages.

• Running away from parents

• Throwing food on the ground

• scribbling on the wall with a crayon

• Trying to speak to parents when they are in the middle of a conversation

• Having a toileting accident

• Screaming for parents when they leave

Watch the clips of negative behaviour and take notes on strategies to deal with it.

Authoritative approach to parenting

Using the website below or  any other research answer the following questions

1. What is an Authoritative parent?

2. Explain how  Authoritative parenting can impact positively on the parent child relationship?

3. Compare Authoritative and Authoritarian parenting

Discipline Strategies

Read the sections and graphs  from the Child Behaviour: How are parents responding report. Oct 2018 Royal Children's hospital. Answer the following questions

1. What is the most commonly used behaviour management strategy and what is the least commonly used strategy?

2. Why do you think physical discipline is so low on the list? (Consider community attitudes, laws, effectiveness)

3. 86% of parents say that they are usually consistent with their discipline of their child. Suggest varying reasons why this is the most common response.

4. In the summary a third of parents said their children should be on their best behaviour all of the time, suggesting a lack of understanding about the range of normal childhood behaviours. Explain from your knowledge in previous lessons why it is unrealistic to expect children to be on their best behaviour all of the time.