Parenting

Selective attention means ignoring undesired behavior and praising desired behavior. It is easy for caregivers to slip up, however, and provide attention to undesired behavior. In this video you will see a mother initially attend to undesired behavior while on the phone but then make a plan to prevent the behavior.

Parental attention can be a powerful way to shape children’s behavior. This video demonstrates a home visitor and mother effectively using praise to keep children on task during a home visit.

It can be challenging for a caregiver to manage a child’s difficult behavior and even more challenging to talk with a home visitor about it. In this video, a home visitor uses effective communication techniques to discuss behavior management and offer alternative techniques to physical discipline.

Often, different caregivers for a child have unique parenting values and behaviors, and this can create some tension and conflict. This video demonstrates how a home visitor can facilitate a conversation between two caregivers by acknowledging their unique roles and shared goals.             

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. This video is a step-by-step demonstration of a home visitor using adult learning principles to work with a caregiver to build selective attention techniques.

Selective attention means ignoring undesired behavior and praising desired behavior. It is easy for caregivers to slip up, however, and provide attention to undesired behavior. In this video you will see a mother initially attend to undesired behavior while on the phone but then make a plan to prevent the behavior.

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. In this step, Introduce, a home visitor works to present a new parenting skill to a mother. She answers questions and educates in a calm manner.

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. In this step, Demonstrate, a home visitor shows a mother how to utilize the selective attention skill that was just introduced.

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. In this step, Practice, a mother tries to use selective attention skills that the home visitor demonstrated. The home visitor utilizes praise and validates that learning new skills is not easy.

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. In this step, Feedback/Evaluation, the home visitor asks the mother about her experience using a new skill. The home visitor validates the mother’s effort and presents areas for growth and areas of strength.

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. In this step, Reflection, the home visitor asks the mother to think about times when she can utilize her new skill and to predict challenges that may occur in the future implementation of the skill. Finally, the pair discuss ways in which the mother can handle future challenges.

To teach someone to use a new skill effectively, such as a parenting technique, takes many steps. In this step, Follow Up, the home visitor asks if the mother was able to utilize the new skill over the past week. The home visitor praises the mother’s efforts and helps to encourage the mother to maintain use of her new skill.