Using consistent consequences for
Recognize the behavior:
Repeatedly calls your name and pulls on your arm while you are talking to an adult.
Identify what you want to see:
Staying quiet while you finish talking.
Use the Skill:
Possible praise: “Thank you for waiting while I finished talking!”
Possible negative consequence: having to play in a different room.
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Purpose:
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Consistent consequences are only for effective commands. Try to use other skills, like adjusting the environment, strategic attention, and redoing before a command and consequence. If you give a command, make sure your negative consequences make sense.
Remember that commands and consistent consequences should only be used when your other PC-CARE skills don't work.
