Positive Guidance

What is the importance of consistency in positive guidance?

• It helps in building trust and security.

• It allows for more flexibility in rules.

• It encourages unpredictability.

• It reduces the need for communication.

How does attention play a role in positive guidance?

• By providing distractions

• By reinforcing negative behavior

• By focusing on desired behaviors

• By ignoring the child

Why is it important to connect by identifying feelings and then redirecting behavior in positive guidance?

• It helps in understanding the root cause of behavior.

• It allows for immediate punishment.

• It avoids any form of communication.

• It encourages negative reinforcement.

How can redirection be used to help a child focus on something else besides what caused their emotion?

• By ignoring the child's emotions

• By punishing the child for their emotions

• By guiding the child to a different activity or topic

• By allowing the child to continue focusing on their emotions

Rules and expectations should be stated ________.

• positively

• negatively

• ambiguously

• vaguely

What is an example of a positive statement ?

• Don't Run

• Let's Walk

• Be Quiet

• Stop Running

According to the concept of 'Reverse Attention', what should an adult do if a child misbehaving corrects their behavior?

• Ignore them

• Praise them

• Punish them

• Give them a reward.

What should be limited and not overly used according to the Time Out guidelines?

• Screen time

• Physical exercise

• Healthy eating

• Social interactions

According to the Time Out guidelines, how should the time spent in time out be determined?

• Based on the child's age, typically one minute per year of age.

• By the severity of the child's behavior.

• According to the parent's discretion.

• By the time of day the misbehavior occurred.

What is a key benefit of using positive reinforcement in behavior guidance?

• It promotes negative behavior.

• It encourages repetition of desired behaviors.

• It leads to confusion about expectations.

• It reduces communication between child and adult.