Chapter 10 - Managing Behavior

Good Instructions for Cooperation - Introduction

Chapter 10 focuses on learning how to give clear instructions and why it is so important to do so. You will learn to give instructions so that your child is sure to be successful. You will learn to be precise and clear when you give an instruction. You will learn to give the instruction only twice and you will follow through on either cooperation or non-cooperation.

The following topics are included in Chapter 10:

• What makes a 'good' instruction? Key Behaviors for me to learn.
• Detailed descriptions of the key behaviors
  • Easy to understand
  • Clear and specific
  • Positive statements
  • One or two steps
  • Have my child's attention FIRST
  • Time to cooperate
  • Stated no more than two times
  • Instructions that matter
  • Follow with labeled praise
  • Guiding to cooperation
  • Commitment to follow through
  • Practice in play