Talking about Behavior

Behavior is everything that we do or say. To change behavior, start finding the Whys before working the Hows. Bear in mind the four Ways of behavior - sensory, escape, attention and tangible. Remember, there are reasons behind every behavior, you just have to look more in depth towards it.

As when a behavior occur, analyze, keep track on the Antecedent, Behavior and Consequences every time it happen. When you keep track on the details, you may see a consistent behavior pattern. By then, you can work on finding how to react to your child behavior next time. It is important to find the function/whys of a behavior as to avoid you from reinforcing that inappropriate behaviors.

A behavior is a learned behavior. Child learned that any behavior he exhibits may lead to getting what he wants. Conclusion: behavior happen because it was maintained by something reinforcing. Apparently, your consequences behavior play roles in the changes.