A Sledgehammer Is ...
A Sledgehammer is ... Not ... a Behavior Change Tool. Constructive Feedback Behavioral kids and teens*, typically get absolutely inundated by crushing waves of criticism. Pause for a moment right here. Read this again to establish a deep empathic connection with this reality. Imagine crushing waves of criticism inundating you every day for years and years. Close your eyes. Breathe gently and deeply. Imagine how it would feel. Not only do behavioral kids tend to get subjected to frequent negative feedback on their problem behaviors, but they are very typically hyper-criticized for ordinary behaviors as well. Behavioral kids tend to get scrutinized frequently, in everything they do. Many behavioral kids know this and say it very clearly. This is extraordinarily destructive to the child and very counter-productive. Imagine for a moment, being hyper-criticized at work; moment to moment, day-in-and-day-out, for y...