Module 5: Promoting positive behaviours

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• Module 5 Promoting positive behaviours

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Module 5 Promoting positive behaviours

• Learning Outcomes
• At the end of this module participants will be
  able to
• 1. Understand that there may be a range of
  reasons that contribute to various behaviours.
• 2. Discuss attitudes to behaviour and how we
  judge whether behaviours are acceptable or
  unacceptable.
• 3. Understand that a caring approach includes a
  range of strategies to promote positive
  behaviours.
• 4. Accept the importance of carers managing
  stress for themselves, their families, and the
  child or young person.

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Module 5 Promoting positive behaviours
Content 1. Understanding childrens feelings
and behaviours. 2. Exploring our own beliefs and
attitudes about different behaviours. 3. Positi
ve strategies to promote positive
behaviours. 4. Managing challenging behaviour if
it occurs. 5. Finding and providing support for
yourself, your family and the child or young
person.
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Understanding childrens feelings and behaviours

• The first step in understanding the meaning of
  behaviour is to understand what motivates a child
  or young person to behave in a certain way what
  need is the child trying to meet?
• We can spend all our energy trying to control or
  change behaviour, but it will be futile if the
  underlying need is not met.
• The child will find other behaviours to meet
  that need eg a child may engage in a range of
  behaviours to get attention because of a need for
  security and love. Those behaviours may be
  modified, but if the underlying need is not met,
  the child will find other ways to act out the
  need.

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Principles of Social Learning

• 1. Children may behave the way they do because
  they have learned that behaviour, or because they
  have not learned alternative, more positive ways
  to act.
• 2. Children rarely learn from one cycle of doing
  and receiving consequences. Repetition over time
  is a necessary part of learning.
• 3. The more consistent and immediate the parent
  is in giving consequences, the faster the child
  learns.
• 4. There are three primary ways of learning
  explaining, rewarding, and providing negative
  consequences
• 5. Acknowledging positive behaviour is as
  important as correcting negative behaviour.
• 6. Set a good example for the child to follow. If
  you want the child to be on time, to speak
  softly, or to be polite, make sure you do those
  things too.

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Range of responses to promote positive behaviours