123 MAGIC

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1-2-3 MAGIC

• Simple, precise, and effective way of managing
  behavior
• Can be used for children ages 2 to 12
• Can be used by teachers and parents
• Good for children with minimal behavior problems,
  as well as for children with more severe and/or
  oppositional behaviors

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1-2-3 MAGIC

• Very effective for STOPPING behaviors
• Hitting, whining, teasing, arguing, pouting,
  yelling, tantrums, etc.
• These behaviors are addressed easily and
  effectively with the counting strategies

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1-2-3 MAGIC

• START Behaviors
• Picking up, starting work, doing homework,
  getting up in the morning
• Strategies used for these behaviors
• Praise, Simple Request, Timers, Docking System,
  Natural Consequences, Charting, Variation of
• 1-2-3 Counting
• These strategies are often used by teachers with
  good classroom management techniques

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No Talking/No Emotion Rule

• Key component to the program
• Thought is that too much talking leads to arguing
• Use only one explanation, if absolutely necessary
• Purpose of program is to train child, not to
  teach arguing

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No Talking/No Emotion cont

• Very important to keep your emotions under
  control and start counting before you become
  emotional
• If you discipline based on emotion, you have lost
• Necessary to be consistent, decisive, and calm!

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Kick Off Conference

• Needs to occur PRIOR to beginning program
• Teacher explains principle, method, result to
  children in class
• Keep it short and simple

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Counting Strategy

• State Thats 1. Wait 5 seconds.
• State Thats 2. Wait 5 seconds.
• State Thats 3. Take 5.
• For significant behavior (i.e., hitting), go
  straight to Thats 3. Take 5 and add another 5
  because it was serious.

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Consequence or Time Out

• Needs to be fair, reasonable, well defined, and
  just strong enough to do the job
• Calm child and stop behavior
• Should be 1 minute for every year of age
• Does not start until child is calm

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Consequence cont

• Time Out alternatives
• Loss of privilege
• Additional chore
• Time out in another class or quiet corner in
  classroom
• Loss of trip to treat box
• After Time Out, child returns and no discussion
  follows