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Special Time-Homework

Thought on articles?

How id modeling important to parenting and our

children’s self esteem?

NATURE OF HUMANS

Nature of

Humans

Spiritual

Physical

Emotional

Mental

GROUP DISCUSSION

Which dimension do you function in the most?

Do you feel age effects the dimension in which we

function?

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

Special Time-tell kids they are unique and you

them

Develop their

Personal style

CYCLE OF LIFE AND NATURE OF HUMANS

Early Childhood-Physical Dimension

Late Childhood-Emotional Dimension

Adulthood-Mental Dimension

Elderhood-Spiritual Dimension

SOCIAL

GROUP DISCUSSION

Why did you name your child their name?

What special interest does your child have? Do you

share this same interest?

How can we encourage our children’s interests?

TEMPERAMENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Activity (High/Low)

Rhythm (Regular/Irregular)

Reaction to the new (approach/withdraw)

Adjustment to Change (Easy/Difficult)

Threshold to response (High/Low)

Intensity to Reaction (High/Low)

Mood (pleasant/moody)

Distractibility (high/low)

Attention span (high/low)

HOW CAN WE TURN THESE INTO GOOD

THINGS?

Clingy

Cry baby

Hard headed

CONSEQUENCES AND BEHAVIORS

The most powerful consequence is ATTENTION

POSTIVE ATTENTION is better than NEGAVITVE

ATTENTION

ATTENTION CHART (TOKEN ECONOMY)

Choose a behavior to focus on

Choose a specific time for what you want to

see/hear start or finish

Use CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS to describe what you

want to see or hear

Place chart on refrigerator

Mark the chart every day at the same time

PHYSICAL RITES OF PASSAGE

“YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT”

Were these emphasized when you were growing

up?

MENTAL RITES OF PASSAGE

DO YOU FEEL ANY OF THESE AREAS ARE

IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN TODAY?

THANK YOU