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Example: "tantrum" is flipped into "using words". Children at times use tantrums to get needs met. This is a negative, maladaptive skill. The positive, adaptive opposite skill is to use words to get needs met.
As we move forward we will begin to focus our attention on enhancing skills and abilities, the capacity to manage in and navigate a complex world.
Whenever we encounter a problem or concern we will begin the work of "flipping" the negative behavior into its positive opposite behavior or skill. From here, we will teach, coach, and encourage the use of the positive behavior or skill in the difficult situation.
Difficult situations require adaptive skills in order to navigate successfully. Skills require a lot of practice to master.
Whenever we encounter a problem or concern we will begin the work of "flipping" the negative behavior into its positive opposite behavior or skill. From here, we will teach, coach, and encourage the use of the positive behavior or skill in the difficult situation.
Difficult situations require adaptive skills in order to navigate successfully. Skills require a lot of practice to master.
Please keep in mind that all children ... will learn through experience an ever expanding set of behaviors and strategies for the dealing with difficulty. Some of these may be adaptive and effective. Some of these will be maladaptive.
Important note: a maladaptive behavior in a current situation may have been an adaptive behavior in some previous difficult circumstance. Try not to judge behaviors, but do provide constructive feedback that will enable the child to learn, practice, and develop more and more adaptive behaviors.
More on this soon.
* I'm using child, kids, children, teen interchangeably.
With much gratitude to Tufts University.
* I'm using child, kids, children, teen interchangeably.
With much gratitude to Tufts University.
Kenneth H. Little, MA / New Hampshire / 603-726-1006 / https://kenlittle-nh.com/index.html
