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Seminar topic

Behavioral Management-Good Behavior Plan

Content

Good Behavior Child Plan

✓  Enhancing the child’s motivation to practice good behavior

✓  Acknowledge the child’s efforts and reinforce good behavior

1. Setting goals

Seminar topic

Positive discipline-The magic of positive speaking

Content

Basic behavioral law： Law of Effect

Benefits of「Praise」to the child

Precautions:

- Let the child understand why he/she is rewarded

- Set a rewards day based on the child’s preference

- Reward only when the child exhibits good behavior

-「Intangible rewards」 are effective at maintaining good behavior in the child

- Provide verbal praise while giving [Tangible rewards] so that the child understand that these behaviors are good.

- Appropriate rewards

- Choose healthy foods and drinks

- The number of rewards can be reduced when these good behaviors have become habits (but still verbally praise the child).

Data source: HOPE 20 parenting training course

Seminar topic

Positive Discipline- Principals of Behavioral Management

Content

• 「Positive discipline」helps cultivate self-discipline in children through mutual respect and cooperation and with gentle and firm guidance.

• Children are willing to comply with rules when they feel respected and dignified, resulting in self-discipline behavior.

• Children experience self-competence under self-discipline and self-control, thereby developing self-worth.

Causes of behavioral problems

Parental discipline traps

Principles of using concise instructions

Objective: To enable the child to clearly understand the content of the instruction

      1) Concise, specific, and positive instructions are given

      2) Avoid instructions in a “Question” manner

• Parents who give “request” or “question” instructions to children will mislead the latter into thinking that they have options and can refuse to comply with the instructions.
• Avoid instructions such as “OK?”or “If you could?”

     3) Instructions with limited options

• Proper instructions with limited options to children can help them comply with parents’ instructions.
• Parents should avoid providing unlimited options to children to prevent them from making decisions that go against the parents’ wishes and ultimately lead to necessary dispute.

How to use concise instructions:

「Appropriate outcomes」

1) Reaping what you sow

✓ Objective: Allows the child to bear the natural consequences of his/her inappropriate behavior

2) Activity termination

✓Objective: Stop inappropriate behavior of the child during activities

3) Withdrawal of pleasure

✓Objective: Withdraw items or activities valued by the child so that the child bears the responsibility for inappropriate behavior (the child should be able to tolerate this “consequence” and it should be reasonable)

4) Intentional neglect

✓Objective: Intentional neglect of inappropriate behavior by the child to arouse parental attention results in a lack of response to the child and causes the child to gradually feel disinterested and shifts his/her attention to other matters, thereby decreasing inappropriate behavior.

✓Benefits: Prevents unintentional rewarding and enhancement of the child’s inappropriate behavior; prevents problems from worsening and inappropriate management due to anger

Promotion strategy:

1. Stop talking and looking at the child;
2. Ignore and observe the child at the same time;
3. Reward good behavior;
4. Stop when the situation escalates

When destructive behavior occurs：

✓ Parents should stop “intentional neglect”

✓ Calmly perform appropriate intervention such as moving the child or dangerous objects away

✓ Do not respond to the child, such as scolding or persuasion

✓ Continue managing behavior according to the situation

Data source: HOPE 20 Parental guidance training course

Seminar topic

Relax, Parents and Children

Content

Serotonin, also known as the “happy hormone”, is converted from tryptophan. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that transmits various information to the brain. Serotonin mainly controls mechanisms such as emotions and sleep, and is also closely related to learning, memory, temperature regulation, and hunger. When there is enough serotonin in the brain, people have more stable emotions and are more easily relaxed, and they can even produce feelings of joy and happiness.

Image source: Website Heho Health & Hope 

Since the human body can only take in the necessary amino acids required to produce serotonin from food to allow the brain to secrete serotonin for human use, it is important to pay attention to diet and lifestyle habits:

1. Sunbathing: Research has shown that there is a clear relationship between exposure to sunlight and levels of serotonin. Therefore, absorbing more sunlight can help stimulate serotonin secretion in the body and improve mood.

2. Develop a habit of exercising regularly: Choose rhythmic or breathing exercises to aid blood circulation

3. Eat more foods rich in tryptophan.

4. Eat more foods rich in vitamin B6, carbohydrates, and iron.

5. Consume whole grains where possible, reduce eating processed and refined products, and consume carbohydrates in moderation.

Seminar topic

Parents’ Talk on Positive Discipline -

Methods for Establishing Parent-Child Relationship

Content

Positive Discipline: 

• “Positive discipline” is a way of mutual respect and cooperation to help children develop self-discipline with gentle but firm guidance.
• Children voluntarily abide by rules and exhibit self-discipline when they feel respected and dignified.
• Children experience their own abilities under self-discipline and self-control, thus establishing self-worth.

Positive Impact of Parent-Child Relationship on Children

• Secure reliable attachment

• Work hard to learn and try

• Develop good social skills

Establishment of parent-child relationship

Play advice (2-3 years old)

• At least three hours of different physical activities per day
• Read with children every day
• Choose coloured picture books or storybooks to attract attention
• Teach children to distinguish sizes, colours, and numbers from daily life
• Encourage children to role-play with household items

Types of toys

• Toy houses, cooking toys, toy cars and garages, etc.
• Toys that inspire creativity, such as building blocks, modelling clay, etc.
• Colouring materials: colour pens and sketch books
• Colourful drawings or picture books
• Simple puzzles or pairing toys
• Toy musical instruments, such as toy pianos, toy drums, etc.

Enjoy:Show excitement, happiness, and engagement when communicating with your child

Describe: Describe what your child is doing

Imitate: Imitate appropriate behaviours, expressions, or demeanours from your child

Reflect:Repeat or retell your child’s appropriate speech

Methods of parent-child interaction for closer parent-child relationship

1.     Complete tasks together

2.     Be focus on accompanying your child during parent-child time

3.     Expression of parent-child interaction and love: hugs

4.     Slow down and always put yourself in your child’s shoes

5.     Create fond memories between you and your child

6.     Establish positive emotional models: welcome the expression of emotions

7.     Parent-child reading time

8.     Play and interact with your child

9.     Frequent stress-free conversations: bedtime chat

10.   Deviant behaviour does not diminish parental love: tolerance and acceptance

Seminar topic

Most Precious Body Parent-Child Multi-Sensory Game Day

Content

Research has shown that the brain development of children aged 0-3 can already reach 60% of that of adults; by the age of 3-6, the development of the brain reaches 80%; at the age of 12, it will reach 100%. Therefore, it is important to provide a stimulating environment and engage with people and things to stimulate the development of the brain in early childhood. The stimulation and coordination of multiple senses in the body are important parts of the development of the brain:

Among the above, three major sensory systems are:

1. Tactile sense: The receiver composed of skin that covers the entire body is the most important, fundamental, and influential sensory organ of the body.

Healthy senses when established can be protective as they allow people to learn to avoid danger and identify reactions, distinguish sizes, shapes, and materials, etc., all of which help increase emotional stability and process fine movements.

2. Vestibular sense:The vestibular receptor is located inside the ear and is used to detect changes in the position of the head and maintain balance and coordination of the body. It is the first organ to develop in the womb and it conveys coordinated information about gravity, balance, space, and movement through the inner ear. The operation of this organ is also closely related to vision. When underdeveloped, one may not be able to walk steadily and may appear clumsy. Vestibular sense also makes us feel the spatial relationship of our body in the environment, giving us a sense of physical and emotional security, which helps with psychological and emotional development.

3. Proprioception: Composed of joints, muscles, and bones in the body to receive information, proprioception is the last sensory organ to mature; proprioception allows the body to know its position in space, helps maintain good posture and muscle tone, and help one knows how to use muscles and coordinate movements. If underdeveloped, one’s actions may become uncoordinated or may seek stimulation to confirm one’s existence through swinging unceasingly.

Parents can use different materials to play with their children and let them experience so as to stimulate the coordinated operation of various senses. Outdoor experiential activities may also be arranged. For outdoor activities, visiting the park is an excellent choice:

Best place to visit with your child:

Sensory garden: 175 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong

The “Sensory Garden” is a wonderful place to visit with your child on weekend. There are 4 zones in the “Sensory Garden”, namely zones of “hearing”, “sight”, “touch”, and “smell”, for you and your child to experience.

If parents notice any issues about the development of their children, they may contact school social workers, or inquire with nurses from Maternal and Child Health Centres, so that referrals can be made as early as possible for their children to be consulted and followed up by doctors.

Seminar topic

“Children's Day- Benefits of Free Play” parent talk

Content

1. Self-regulation ability

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Seminar topic

“Positive Discipline for Parents” parent talk

Target

• To assist children in learning and reinforcing appropriate behaviours as well as to teach children safety and self-discipline so that they can independently plan for their life and take responsibility for their own behaviours.
• Comprising two elements, namely restraint and teaching, adopting a positive and caring approach. Good discipline does not mean punishment but guidance. 

Content

        When children have naughty, disruptive and uncooperative behaviours, how do parents feel and what will they do?

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