Skill 5: Remembering the wanted behavior in all contexts
The fifth skill is a continuation of the fourth skill. It’s one thing to remember the behavior when you’re at home and you’re alone or just with a sibling or two. It’s quite another thing to remember the behavior when you’re out in public or you’re tired or hungry or just out of sorts.
Children who’ve [...]
Skill 4: Knowing how to do the wanted behavior
The fourth skill, is again, somewhat obvious. The child needs to know how to do what is wanted. Many tasks seem obvious and easy to us, but are not so for children. Certain tasks such as doing the dishes or picking up their socks may not need a huge amount of explanation or teaching, but [...]
Skill 3: Working against impulse
The third skill that children need to master is one of the most difficult. They need to find a way to do what they’re supposed to do, even though they may have a powerful urge to do otherwise. They may need to wait in line to take their turn on the slide, but they’d prefer to [...]
