How Parents Can Avoid Temper Tantrums
5.9 Lab Questions
Part One:
1. How can parents avoid temper tantrums? Parents can avoid temper tantrums by having a plan, such as the A, B, C’s before the situation presents itself.
2. What are the A, B, C’s? The A, B, C’s are a strategic way to get your child out of acting up and causing a temper tantrum. A- attribute such as self control or compassion. B-behavior such as whatever behavior corresponds to the attribute. C-consequence that include both positive and negative.
3. Do you think using consequences and following the ABC process will help shape a child’s behavior? Why or why not? When it comes to older kids and the A, B, C’s, usually the parents will allow the child to choose their own punishment, rationally. I feel this will help shape a child’s behavior because no child wants to have to decide that they cannot play video games for a week or no play dates for a month. In regard to the younger kids, I do not think using consequences and following the ABC’s will help shape a child’s behavior because no child will stop wailing and kicking and screaming just because they are threatened with punishment. They are going to cry and scream until it is all out of their system.
Part Two:
1. What are some of the reasons why people may not talk to babies as much today as they used to? No one really knows why people may not talk to babies as much today as they used to although it is not intentional.
2. Why do you think developing language skills is important for a child? I think developing language skills is important for a child because a delay in language skills may cause frustration to the child as well as miscommunication as to what is being conveyed.
3. What are some of the ways that parents can encourage the development of language skills? Parents can encourage the development of language skills by keeping a constant. For example, if the primary language in a home is not English, the parents should not change that.
Part One:
1. How can parents avoid temper tantrums? Parents can avoid temper tantrums by having a plan, such as the A, B, C’s before the situation presents itself.
2. What are the A, B, C’s? The A, B, C’s are a strategic way to get your child out of acting up and causing a temper tantrum. A- attribute such as self control or compassion. B-behavior such as whatever behavior corresponds to the attribute. C-consequence that include both positive and negative.
3. Do you think using consequences and following the ABC process will help shape a child’s behavior? Why or why not? When it comes to older kids and the A, B, C’s, usually the parents will allow the child to choose their own punishment, rationally. I feel this will help shape a child’s behavior because no child wants to have to decide that they cannot play video games for a week or no play dates for a month. In regard to the younger kids, I do not think using consequences and following the ABC’s will help shape a child’s behavior because no child will stop wailing and kicking and screaming just because they are threatened with punishment. They are going to cry and scream until it is all out of their system.
Part Two:
1. What are some of the reasons why people may not talk to babies as much today as they used to? No one really knows why people may not talk to babies as much today as they used to although it is not intentional.
2. Why do you think developing language skills is important for a child? I think developing language skills is important for a child because a delay in language skills may cause frustration to the child as well as miscommunication as to what is being conveyed.
3. What are some of the ways that parents can encourage the development of language skills? Parents can encourage the development of language skills by keeping a constant. For example, if the primary language in a home is not English, the parents should not change that.