Using hand-over-hand for
Recognize the behavior:
Hits or bites a sibling who took their toy.
Identify what you want to see:
Staying calm and asking for help when the sibling takes the toy.
Use the Skill:
If you are very quick, you might stop a very young child before they hit or bite. Redirect them back to their space. You could praise, “good job keeping your hands to yourself.”
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Purpose:
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Hand-over-hand helps young children learn how to complete a task. It's hard to use hand-over-hand to stop aggression. But, you can use it to teach children how to be gentle with people, animals, and things.
Remember that hand-over-hand is most helpful when you also use the other PC-CARE skills.
