Helping
Using helping for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: For very young children, you might have the child sit in your lap to eat if they keep leaving the table, especially if you are at a restaurant. Purpose: […]
Effective Commands
Using effective commands for Mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: If your child is able to comply and you want to use a command, you could say “Please sit in your chair”. Purpose: Before you give a command, […]
Consistent Consequences
Using consistent consequences for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: Possible praise: “Thank you for staying in your chair!” Possible negative consequence: losing dessert, or not getting screen time after the meal. Purpose: Consistent consequences are only for […]
Redoing
Using a redo for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: You could say, “Oops, you got out of your seat. This is your redo to sit back down and stay at the table.” Help your child sit back […]
Modeling
Using modeling for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: Model the behavior you want to see. Stay seated at the table for the whole meal. Try to put your phone away and enjoy time with your family. Purpose: […]
Rules
Using rules for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: Try a rule like, “The rule is we all sit at the table until everyone is done. If you stay at the table, you can have dessert. If you […]
Choices
Using choices for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: Young children might need a choice of sitting in the chair or a booster chair. Older children might get to choose a game to play at the table or […]
When-Then/If-Then
Using when-then & if-then statements for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: You might set up a reward for staying seated. For example, “when you stay in your chair for the whole meal, we can go to the […]
Strategic Attention
Using strategic attention for mealtime troubles Recognize the behavior: Gets out of chair repeatedly. Identify what you want to see: Staying in the chair. Use the Skill: Try to ignore your child’s behaviors and words while they are not at the table. Give lots of praise and attention when they are seated. Purpose: Strategic attention […]
Difficulty Relating
A symptom of Stress and Trauma: SOCIAL PROBLEMS What does “Social Problems” mean? Having difficulty with relationships, poor boundaries, or trouble making friends. There are lots of reasons for social problems. Trauma can make children feel uncomfortable with other people. Depending on their trauma, they might have learned problematic ways of interacting with people. In […]
