{"id":1144,"date":"2013-05-10T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2013\/05\/10\/having-a-hard-time-getting-your-host-child-to-improve-his-behavior\/"},"modified":"2013-05-10T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T17:02:01","slug":"having-a-hard-time-getting-your-host-child-to-improve-his-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2013\/05\/10\/having-a-hard-time-getting-your-host-child-to-improve-his-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a hard time getting your host child to improve his behavior?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE              MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Childcare focus<\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Charts\u00a0 &#8211; Stickers or stars are put on a piece of paper to show behavioral improvements.<span> <\/span>This is called a behavior chart.<span> <\/span>It works well with chronic problems \u2013such as completing chores and homework or for starting routines.<span> <\/span>Once a goal of quantity of stickers has been achieved, a reward is given.<span> <\/span>The reward should not be food or toys; it should be more time doing a favorite activity, such as going to the park.\u00a0 You should only focus on improving one behavior using the chart method at a time.<span> <\/span>It takes a lot of work and consistency to maintain an effective chart, so if you don\u2019t know enough about charting, research it before you start.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Childcare focus&#8211; Charts\u00a0 &#8211; Stickers or stars are put on a piece of paper to show behavioral improvements. 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