Tag: Elogios etiquetados

Simple strategies improve child behaviour || Estrategias simples mejoran el comportamiento de los niños

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Children engage in behaviours, that adults might not like, for a variety of reasons, some of these are: Makes them feel good (e.g., eating, playing)Curiosity (e.g., they want to know what is in a hole, so they put their hands in it; they want to know what a leaf tastes like, so they lick it)The … Continue reading Simple strategies improve child behaviour || Estrategias simples mejoran el comportamiento de los niños

How to get kids to help with household chores || Cómo hacer que los niños ayuden en las tareas del hogar

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Start early and praise, praise, praise Teaching children to help with household chores is something that a lot of parents put off until their child is “old enough”. What is considered “old enough” varies from culture to culture but often is when children are in late childhood or early adolescents. Though when children reach this … Continue reading How to get kids to help with household chores || Cómo hacer que los niños ayuden en las tareas del hogar

Why we love labelled praise || Por qué amamos los elogios etiquetados

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What is praise? Praise is an expression of approval for something or someone. There are two different types of praises: General praise and labelled praise (also often referred to as behaviour specific praise)[1]. General praise does not specify the desired behaviour that led to the praise [1]. Examples of general praise include “good job”, “excellent … Continue reading Why we love labelled praise || Por qué amamos los elogios etiquetados

Coercive Parent-Child Interaction Cycle || Ciclo de interacción coercitiva entre padres e hijos

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What is a coercive parent-child interaction cycle? Externalizing behaviors, such as tantrums, are common in young children. However, if these behaviors persist long term they can have negative immediate and long-term impacts on the child and their family (e.g., externalizing behaviour has been linked to poor social and academic performance, increased parental stress) [1-4]. In … Continue reading Coercive Parent-Child Interaction Cycle || Ciclo de interacción coercitiva entre padres e hijos

Anxiety disorders || Desórdenes de ansiedad

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What is anxiety? Anxiety is an emotion that everyone experiences and like other emotions it serves a purpose. The purpose of anxiety is to alert us to danger. When we encounter something that we perceive as dangers (e.g., a dog, an oncoming car, presenting in front of a large group of people) we experience the … Continue reading Anxiety disorders || Desórdenes de ansiedad

What to praise: Home || Que elogiar: en el hogar

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Below is a list of common behaviors children engage in at home along with examples of how to praise these behaviors. BehaviorLabelled praisePlaying nicelyAwesome job playing nicely with your toysDrawing/colouringNice drawing/ awesome colouringGetting dressedGreat job getting dressed on your ownGetting dressed - with helpI like how you let mummy/daddy help you put your shirt onFollowing … Continue reading What to praise: Home || Que elogiar: en el hogar

What to praise: Outside || Que elogiar: fuera del hogar

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Below is a list of common behaviors children engage in outside of the home along with examples of how to praise these behaviors. BehaviorLabelled praiseHolding parents’ handAwesome job holding my handWalking next to parentGreat work walking next to meWearing sunscreenThank you for letting me put sunscreen on youKeeping hat onI love it when you wear … Continue reading What to praise: Outside || Que elogiar: fuera del hogar

Ways to praise: Babies and infants || Formas de elogiar: bebés e infantes

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Praise the behaviors you want to see more of. For babies and infants, you might think “what do I praise? They don’t do anything”. In fact, they do quite a lot but the behaviors they’re engaging in/ skills they’re learning (e.g., holding their head up, looking towards a sound, walking) seem second nature to us … Continue reading Ways to praise: Babies and infants || Formas de elogiar: bebés e infantes

Labelled praise || Elogios etiquetados

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Labelled praise Children crave attention, especially from their parents. They therefore tend to engage in behaviors that they find result in the most attention from their parents, sometimes these behaviors can be inappropriate/undesirable behaviors (e.g., banging objects until mum/dad pays attention to them, pulling leaves of beloved plants). Inappropriate/undesired behaviors are not easy to ignore … Continue reading Labelled praise || Elogios etiquetados