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L4LTV. Instructional Objectives Builder. Rudolf Dreikurs. Discouragement Encouragement Punishment Democratic As an alternative to punishment or nagging, a parent/teacher can have the following dialog with a misbehaving child/student: Teacher: Do you know why you misbehave (break the classroom rules, roam around the room, etc.)? Student: No. Teacher: I would like to tell you what I think.

" Student: OK. Teacher: (start guessing to determine which of the four mistaken goals a child is seeking. Could it be that you want more attention from me? Could it be that you want to be the boss, to be in charge? Could it be that you want to punish me? Could it be that you want to be left alone because you cannot do anything? Could it be that you feel insignificant unless you are the best in whatever you do?

The recognition reflex: When the above series of questions is asked, a child (under age 10) will give him/herself away via a smile, grin, embarrassed laughter, or a twinkle in the eye when your guess is right. Mr. Mr. Mr. Kesha (smiling): No. Mr. Mr. Discouraging words: Life-alienating communication; 4 D's of disconnection. Originally, this webpage started out in 1995 as this short list of discouraging words with the following admonishment: "You don't want to say these to your children, or anyone else for that matter!

Discouraging words: Life-alienating communication; 4 D's of disconnection

" * Dumb! * Stupid! * Lazy! * Crazy * Mental * Shut up! * Hopeless * Shame on you * Don't be a baby It is easy to expand upon the above list of discouraging words and phrases, in fact so easy, that it led to my realization that much of our language is inherently and unconsciously discouraging, depressing, violent and life-alienating, preventing us from really connecting with each other in a genuinely authentic way. Mistaken_goals.html. About wordmap Adapted from the book "Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom, illustrated teaching techniques" by Rudolf Dreikurs, et. al. (1982).

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All children exhibit goal-seeking behaviors. Dreikurs, a child psychiatrist and educator, observed four principal mistaken goals, listed in the chart below in order of increasing difficulty of treatment. He also found that when attention seeking behaviors fail, the child will next seek power. If this is thwarted, then the child seeks revenge, and finally when this fails, the child avoids contact, having become completely discouraged. Similarly, adults have the same mistaken goals. If you are sensitive to your own feeling states, the following chart will help you identify the four mistaken goals of children, and provide a few useful corrective measures. Your Feelings Likely Goal Corrective Measure 1. Last updated 14 August 1995 Copyright © 1995 by Duen Hsi Yen, All rights reserved. E-mail: yen@noogenesis.com. Neuromyths. “30+ Sites for Students Who Finish Early” has been.

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