Using rules for
Recognize the behavior:
Drops your phone.
Identify what you want to see:
Carefully holding your phone.
Use the Skill:
Try a rule like, “The rule is to hold my phone carefully in your hands. If you hold it carefully, you can keep playing. If you drop the phone, I will put it away.”
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Purpose:
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Rules help children know what they have to do. Set up a rule for what your child needs to do to be careful. Then be sure to follow through with both positive and negative consequences.
Remember that rules are most helpful when you also use the other PC-CARE skills.
