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By Katie Malinski
I snapped a picture of this quote on the wall at the Magellan
International School the other day, and posted it on Facebook. A week
or so later, it had been shared by 68 people, and viewed by nearly
7000. Obviously, this quote resonates for many of us.
One of the first things I tell most parents that I work with is that behavior is a communication, and that understanding the message in a child’s behavior is incredibly helpful for changing those behaviors. To put it another way, something is behind or underneath unwanted behavior; triggering or motivating or strengthening it. Those hidden drivers are usually unmet needs of some variety. When parents can identify what those unmet needs are, they typically find that those underlying needs are needs they want to support. In other words: the behaviors are unwanted, but the needs driving those behaviors are understandable!
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By Katie Malinski
I snapped a picture of this quote on the wall at the Magellan
International School the other day, and posted it on Facebook. A week
or so later, it had been shared by 68 people, and viewed by nearly
7000. Obviously, this quote resonates for many of us.One of the first things I tell most parents that I work with is that behavior is a communication, and that understanding the message in a child’s behavior is incredibly helpful for changing those behaviors. To put it another way, something is behind or underneath unwanted behavior; triggering or motivating or strengthening it. Those hidden drivers are usually unmet needs of some variety. When parents can identify what those unmet needs are, they typically find that those underlying needs are needs they want to support. In other words: the behaviors are unwanted, but the needs driving those behaviors are understandable!
Continue reading.
