What can parents do when their child is acting out at school, but they’re not there to see it? In this lesson, Dr. Kazdin explains how to manage school-related behaviors like fighting, teasing, or not completing work using evidence-based techniques from home. Learn how to set up a reinforcement system that involves teachers, uses praise and point tracking, and helps kids succeed across environments. With the right strategies, parents can influence behavior even when they’re not on-site.
🎯 Learning Objectives
• Understand the implementation of a home-based reinforcement program for school behaviors
• Learn to collaborate with teachers to identify and address specific disruptive behaviors
• Discover how to use a point system to reinforce positive behaviors based on teacher feedback
• Recognize the importance of shaping behavior through praise and consistent feedback
• Apply these behavior change strategies to various settings beyond the home, such as day camps and team sports
📚 About the Course
Everyday Parenting gives you access to a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviors you would like to see in your child. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to improve your course of action with both children and adolescents. Among many techniques, you will learn how even simple modifications to tone of voice and phrasing can lead to more compliance. The course will also shed light on many parenting misconceptions and ineffective strategies that are routinely used.
The key to the course is practice. It is not enough to know the strategies; you have to do them to reap the rewards. Using the techniques on a temporary basis will lead to permanent change.
Chances are your parenting is perfectly fine and working the way you would like. But if you have any frustrations with your child or would like improve your effectiveness in changing your child’s behavior, these videos will be a very useful guide.
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