7.1 typical behaviours
7.1
Babies:
Can't communicate feelings verbally, use crying, smiling, laughing, babbling and gestures as their means of communication.
They are not naughty; simply cry because their needs are not met, for example: hungry or needing a cuddle suffering separation anxiety have short attention spans and get tired easily become frustrated if physically unable to do certain things suffering from an illness needing nappy changed
Strategies to deal with these behaviours; pay them attention play with them interact and communicate fulfil their needs, i.e.: feeding/changing
Young children up to 3 years:
Are able to communicate more effectively and are learning to talk.
May still not be able to express themselves fully and may become frustrated. They are still likely to cry but will also shout, scream, bite, have temper tantrums or sulk. May behave badly when: tired or hungry feeling jealous finding it hard to adjust to a new setting struggling with the transition period difficulty interacting with other children suffering from an illness hurt or injured
As their communication skills improve they will learn to understand that they can't always have what they want.
Strategies to deal with these behaviour. timeout chair/spot
Remove from the situation
Enforce setting rules
Explain the impact of their behaviour
4 to 8 years:
Are able to communicate more effectively with adults and other children as now they should be in full time education.
May still have some difficulties expressing themselves fully.
They are still likely to cry, shout, scream have temper tantrums, sulk or be violent. This may be caused by:
Hurt or injured
Friendship problems with other children
Tired or hungry
Suffering from illness
Problems within their home life
Problems in school
Strategies to deal with these behaviours
Enforce setting rules
Timeout chair/spot
Remove from the situation
Explain the impact of their behaviour
Keep to a routine
Ignore
Babies:
Can't communicate feelings verbally, use crying, smiling, laughing, babbling and gestures as their means of communication.
They are not naughty; simply cry because their needs are not met, for example: hungry or needing a cuddle suffering separation anxiety have short attention spans and get tired easily become frustrated if physically unable to do certain things suffering from an illness needing nappy changed
Strategies to deal with these behaviours; pay them attention play with them interact and communicate fulfil their needs, i.e.: feeding/changing
Young children up to 3 years:
Are able to communicate more effectively and are learning to talk.
May still not be able to express themselves fully and may become frustrated. They are still likely to cry but will also shout, scream, bite, have temper tantrums or sulk. May behave badly when: tired or hungry feeling jealous finding it hard to adjust to a new setting struggling with the transition period difficulty interacting with other children suffering from an illness hurt or injured
As their communication skills improve they will learn to understand that they can't always have what they want.
Strategies to deal with these behaviour. timeout chair/spot
Remove from the situation
Enforce setting rules
Explain the impact of their behaviour
4 to 8 years:
Are able to communicate more effectively with adults and other children as now they should be in full time education.
May still have some difficulties expressing themselves fully.
They are still likely to cry, shout, scream have temper tantrums, sulk or be violent. This may be caused by:
Hurt or injured
Friendship problems with other children
Tired or hungry
Suffering from illness
Problems within their home life
Problems in school
Strategies to deal with these behaviours
Enforce setting rules
Timeout chair/spot
Remove from the situation
Explain the impact of their behaviour
Keep to a routine
Ignore