Recognize the behavior:
Refuses to leave a friend’s house when it’s time to go home.
Identify what you want to see:
Saying goodbye and leaving the house.
Use the Skill:
You might say “I know listening is hard to do sometimes, but you helped your friend clean up and left with me. The room looks so nice, and I love it when you listen.”
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Purpose:
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Recovery helps you and your child stay calm and build a strong relationship. Your child might be defiant but listen after a consequence. After that, you can focus on using PRIDE skills for what your child did well. This helps to repair the relationship.
Remember that recovery is most helpful when you also use the other PC-CARE skills.
