Behavior Modification Strategies

Innovative Tools for Behavior Change

Applied Psychology4.5(57)3h 54m19 lectures2 sections

What you'll learn

  • Deal with anger and violence in children
  • Address lying in children
  • Address sleep refusal and the whiny child
  • Address withdrawn behavior in children
  • Address stealing in children
  • Address mobile phone and internet addiction in children
  • Address extreme jealousy in children
  • Apply positive punishment and negative punishment
  • Help children build positive habits

About this course

This course explains behavior modification strategies for children and how to turn unwanted behaviors into positive ones. It starts with an introduction, then covers how to deal with anger and violence in children, educational strategies for lying, the child who refuses to sleep and the whiny child, withdrawn behavior, stealing, mobile phone and internet addiction, extreme jealousy, and the careless, greedy and selfish child. It then explains positive punishment and negative punishment, reshaping and gradual fading, learning by observing the behavior of others, counseling through guidance relationships, problem solving strategies, and helping children build positive habits. It finishes with a workbook and exercises. The course suits anyone who deals with children, such as mothers, fathers, teachers, school counselors and education specialists. You need no previous experience in psychology or education, because the course explains each strategy in a simple, practical way. By the end, you will be able to understand the causes of negative behavior in children, handle it with sound educational methods, and strengthen positive habits in them.

Expected outcomes

  • Ability to effectively modify negative behaviors in children.
  • Enhance positive behaviors and good habits.
  • Manage behavioral challenges using scientifically proven strategies.
  • Apply positive guidance to improve relationships with children.

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    Course content

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    Behavior Modification Strategies

    17 lectures
    1. IntroductionIntroduces the course on parenting strategies for handling children's negative behaviors and building positive habits, covering its goals, target audience and three stages, from dealing with negative behavior to building positive habits.9:46
    2. How to Deal with Anger and Violence Behavior in ChildrenExplains parenting strategies for dealing with an angry and aggressive child: calm communication, setting clear limits and rules, reinforcing a positive identity, choosing friends, and providing a safe, calm environment.26:43
    3. Educational Strategies for Addressing Lying Behavior in ChildrenExplains the reasons children lie and strategies to treat it, such as effective communication, clarifying the consequences of lying, encouraging critical thinking, parents modeling honesty, and cooperating with the school.12:09
    4. Educational Strategies for Addressing the Child Who Refuses to Sleep and the Whiny ChildExplains how staying up late affects a child's growth and health, strategies for a child who refuses to sleep early using calm and rewards, and strategies for a whiny child by not giving in to nagging and using positive reinforcement.18:54
    5. Educational Strategies for Addressing Introverted Behavior in ChildrenExplains the causes of introversion in children and strategies to address it: a safe, supportive environment, encouraging social activities, private space and time, positive role models, and consulting specialists when needed.7:17
    6. Educational Strategies for Addressing the Child Who Struggles with StealingExplains why children steal and strategies to address it: making clear it is wrong, teaching ownership and honesty, building self-confidence, discreet follow-up with trust and respect, and seeking professional help.10:30
    7. Educational Strategies for Addressing the Child Who Struggles with Mobile and Internet AddictionExplains strategies for a child addicted to the phone and internet: monitoring and controlling content, offering physical and social alternative activities, talking with children, family connection, and patience with withdrawal symptoms.9:54
    8. Educational Strategies for Addressing Severe Jealousy in ChildrenExplains strategies for intense jealousy in children: dialogue and reassurance, building self-confidence, teaching emotional control and cooperation, setting limits, resolving conflicts, and parents acting as positive role models.9:41
    9. Educational Strategies for Addressing Neglectful Behavior in ChildrenExplains the causes of child neglectfulness and strategies to address it: involving the child in activities that build organization and responsibility, social activities with peers, cooperating with the school, and respecting his interests, with an introduction to greed.10:05
    10. Educational Strategies for Addressing Greedy Behavior in ChildrenExplains strategies for greedy behavior in children: encouraging sharing, cooperation and giving, teaching gratitude and control of desires, setting positive goals, teaching the value of money, and parents modeling contentment.8:08
    11. Educational Strategies for Addressing Selfish Behavior in ChildrenExplains strategies for selfishness in children: building social awareness and consideration for others' feelings, teaching the consequences of behavior, finding middle ground, offering positive models, dialogue, and distinguishing selfishness from independence.8:37
    12. Positive and Negative PunishmentExplains positive and negative reinforcement and its conditions, differential reinforcement, then punishment and its conditions, written behavior contracts, and the token economy, while rejecting hitting and humiliation as ways to change behavior.17:19
    13. Reformation and Gradual Withdrawal or FadingExplains the strategies of shaping, which breaks a complex behavior into smaller sub-behaviors, gradual fading, stimulus control, response cost, simple correction, and linking a disliked behavior to something the child likes.10:32
    14. Learning Through Observing Individual BehaviorExplains behavior modification strategies such as discrimination, verbal, gestural and physical prompting, extinction by giving no reaction with its cautions, and assertive behavior in expressing opinions with confidence and calm.18:56
    15. Guidance Using Guidance RelationshipsExplains reality-based guidance and the counseling relationship built on trust and understanding, reciprocal inhibition by achieving the goal behind a negative behavior in a positive way, gradual desensitization of fear, and the start of self-control.18:31
    16. Problem-Solving StrategiesExplains the flooding strategy, its conditions and preparing the person beforehand, role playing and seeing things from another's view, behavioral chaining by gradually dropping a negative behavior, with a review of earlier strategies.20:33
    17. Instilling Positive Habits in Our ChildrenExplains strategies for helping children acquire positive habits, such as role modeling, guidance, motivation, rewards, repetition and patience, and how to guide a teenager to build habits on his own through self-motivation and tracking progress.16:44
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    Add-ons

    2 attachments
    1. Download the Workbook
    2. Download the Exercises

    Instructor

    Dr. Dina Al-Jayar

    Dr. Dina Al-Jayar

    Over 17 years of experience in training and teaching, certified as an institutional training consultant and international trainer. Holds a Master's in Mental Health and a PhD in Counseling Psychology.
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