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Triggers: Keeping Things Positive SESSION 7
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Homework Review Child Centred Play Was it hard? Was it different? How did your child react? Did you enjoy the time? Can this become a routine?
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In Groups Discuss: What triggers you when parenting? Are there common recurrences? Pick one trigger to work on.
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Pushing your buttons Where are you vulnerable? Why? What are your un-trigger options? Mindful parenting Get a plan Don’t talk Stay neutral
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Options Ignore Undesirable Behavior Structure Environment Direct Behavior Offer Choices Encourage Problem Solving Take Time Do not personalize the child ’ s problem Know your priorities (pick battles)
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In Groups discuss Identify and challenge your trigger Thoughts to reframe Brainstorm ways to cope
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Positive Discipline Goal is to increase the frequency of desired behavior. Catch them doing it right Give feedback immediately Positive before negatives Increase frequency of rewards/feedback Practice forgiveness Keep a disability perspective
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Encouragement Is a perspective of respect and growth as an individual. Communication provides messages that relay: I trust you and I know you can How you feel is important Recognizes effort and that learning is a process. Making mistakes is how you learn. Appreciates ones role and contribution. You count and things work better when you help.
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Praise You want to acknowledge success. Focus on the child ’ s perspective and recognize the positive behavior without judgment or evaluation. Possible underlying messages that could be relayed. You must please me to be worthwhile. You must meet my standards to be successful. You must be superior to others no matter what to be valued. You are only good when you do what I want.
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Communication Tool: ALIVE Ask Questions Listen Use “ I ” Messages Validate Feelings Be aware how you are expressing yourself
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Crisis Prevention Empathy Clarify Respect Space Aware of non-verbal Permit reasonable venting Know and enforce limits Try not to over react Ignore challenges Use the least restrictive method
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Think… Behavior Solution Positive Small Flexible Future
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Stress Assess the shoulds Set goals and priorities Assess time Assert self and communicate needs Care for self Stress management strategies Change approach (Do it?)
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Homework Find a trigger and work on it Can you engage your child ALIVE What do you do to relieve your own stress? Is it enough?
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