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Understanding Children's Behavior and Setting Boundaries

Learn how to manage children's behavior effectively, especially those with special needs. Explore house rules, routines, and realistic expectations to create a secure and loving environment. Discover the ABCs of understanding behavior and how all behavior has a goal.

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Understanding Children's Behavior and Setting Boundaries

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  1. SESSION 4 Understanding behaviour

  2. SESSION PLAN • Boundaries • House rules • Routines • Understanding behaviour • All behaviour has a goal

  3. UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR ALL parents struggle with children’s behaviour. This is more so if their child has special needs. • Having realistic expectations. • Why children behave the way they do.

  4. BOUNDARIES Parents may feel their child with special needs already has enough to cope with, so it’s kinder to let them behave how they like. Is this a good policy?

  5. THE NEED FOR BOUNDARIES When children know what is expected of them they feel: • Loved • Safe • Secure

  6. HOUSE RULES What rules do you have or would like to have in your home?

  7. REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS • How realistic are your house rules for your special needs child? • How will this affect the other children? • Do you need to relax or adapt any?

  8. ROUTINES What routines does your family have? • Routines give children a sense of security. • They make life easier for parents.

  9. BREAK

  10. UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR What is this child trying to communicate?

  11. UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR What is this child trying to communicate?

  12. CHILDREN ‘ACT OUT’ THEIR NEEDS AND FEELINGS

  13. ALL BEHAVIOUR HAS A GOAL

  14. ABC OF UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR A – ActionWhat happened before behaviour occurred? B – BehaviourWhat exactly did the child do? C – ConsequenceWhat happened next?

  15. WHAT WAS THE POSSIBLE GOAL BEHIND THE BEHAVIOUR? Who wins?

  16. WHAT WAS THE POSSIBLE GOAL BEHIND THE BEHAVIOUR?

  17. BEHAVIOUR DETECTIVE A. What happened just before the behaviour? B. What exactly did your child do? C. What happened next? What was their possible goal or need?

  18. REFLECTION Today we have looked at: • Last week’s focus for the week • Boundaries • House rules • Routines • Understanding behaviour • All behaviour has a goal

  19. FOCUS FOR THE WEEK • Play detective this week – focus on one behaviour you want to tackle. • With the whole family – agree a few house rules to follow this week. • Encourage each other when you succeed.

  20. NEXT WEEK We will be looking at managing behaviour.

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