PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

You have learned a process for identifying problem behaviors and replacing them with positive good behaviors. Whenever you are concerned about your child behavior, follow these steps in this order. (Download outline)

1. Providing Clear Expectations?
   1. What are the specific problem behaviors?
   2. What exact good behavior do I want to see instead?
   3. Can my child understand and do this new behavior?
2. Am I doing enough to encourage my child to behave better?
   1. Does my child need more positive attention?
      1. Show affection, actively listen, avoid criticism, have fun
      2. Set aside “Special Time"
   2. Am I giving good behavior enough attention?
      1. Praise the good behavior I want to replace the misbehavior
      2. Use specific and immediate praise
   3. Do I need to use a structure reward system (Download steps and worksheet)?
      1. Start a new system or make changes to what I am doing
      2. Make sure the behavior I want is clearly described in the plan
      3. Increase the point value
3. Am I responding to this misbehavior in a way that discourages my child from doing it again?
   1. Am I paying too much attention to this misbehavior?  Should I start ignoring it?
   2. What consequences would discourage my child for acting this way again?
      1. Loss of privilege, Require positive behaviors, time-out
   3. Am I using consequences well (Download steps for delivering consequences)?
      1. Quickly without repeating, negotiating, or arguing
      2. Consistently and calmly
4. Review Progress
   1. Have I re-rated how much of a problem these behaviors are to track progress?
   2. Are there some strategies that I am not using that I can add in on my own using this program?
   3. Do I need more help?