Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Reduces sensory overload and provides a fresh perspective. Tips Suggest moving to a quieter or less stimulating area.
Redirecting Negative Behaviors
Focus on Solutions
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Redirects their focus from the problem to finding a resolution. Tips Ask, 'What can we do to make this better for you right...
Highlight their Strengths
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Builds confidence and shifts focus from negativity to capability. Tips Remind them of past successes: 'You've handled tough...
Introduce Humor Carefully
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Humor can create a moment of relief and redirect their emotional state. Tips Use a lighthearted comment to break tension:...
Offer a Choice
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Empowers them and reduces feelings of helplessness or being controlled. Tips Provide two clear options: 'Would you like to...
Offer a Distraction
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Redirects their attention away from the source of agitation. Tips Shift focus to a neutral or positive topic: 'Let's step outside...
Reframe their Perspective
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Helps them see the situation in a less negative or threatening way. Tips Say, 'I can see you're upset, but this could be an...
Shift to a Collaborative Task
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Engages them in something constructive and reduces focus on the conflict. Tips Suggest working together on a neutral...
Use a Calming Activity
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Redirects their energy into a productive outlet. Tips Suggest something soothing like deep breathing, drawing, or squeezing a...
Use Positive Reinforcement
Activities: Redirecting Negative Behaviors Encourages continued positive behavior and shifts focus to progress. Tips Acknowledge small positive behaviors: 'I appreciate...