Using recovery for
Recognize the behavior:
Gets out of chair repeatedly.
Identify what you want to see:
Staying in the chair.
Use the Skill:
If you have a difficult mealtime, give yourself and your child a chance to calm down. Then find something fun or relaxing to do together to focus on what’s going well.
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Purpose:
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Recovery helps you and your child stay calm and build a strong relationship. You may need to use commands and consequences to help your child learn how to act at mealtime. In this case, use recovery to repair after the meal. You can also use lots of PRIDE skills at the table to keep your child interested and calm. This will help prevent difficult behaviors.
Remember that recovery is most helpful when you also use the other PC-CARE skills.
