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Children's behavior is the result of the combination of temperament, inherited personality, and their experiences. It is possible to modify behavior by identifying and correcting adverse situations and by introducing discipline, child discipline, behavior modification appropriate interventions. Adverse situations may include child abuse or neglect, marital discord, or inappropriate class
Identifying the Problems
The initial evaluation should determine what behaviors have been problematic and why, and it should determine under what circumstances the behaviors occur and how the parents deal with them. It is important to determine if there are other contributing factors at home or at school, such as
More detailed information may be obtained through the use of behavior rating scales that are completed by parents and
Treatment
Behavior Modification
Primary intervention consists of helping parents to manage their child's behavior, generally in the form of behavior modification.
Principles of behavior modification. attempt to increase a child's appropriate behaviors by reinforcing the child for his appropriate behaviors and to decrease or eliminate inappropriate behaviors by ignoring or punishing the child for them.
Improving parenting skills has the goals of making parents: 1) more reinforcing and positive, 2) more consistent, and 3) more contingent.
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