OVER DEZE AFLEVERING
In this lesson, Dr. Alan Kazdin addresses common parenting misconceptions that can hinder effective behavior management. Learn why punishment, explanations, and repetitive reminders may not lead to desired behavior changes. Instead, explore practical tools and strategies, such as developing positive opposites and using praise effectively, to foster enduring positive behaviors in children.
Uploaded 06-08-25
🎯 Learning Objectives:
• Understand the limitations and negative effects of using punishment to change behavior.
• Recognize why explanations alone are insufficient for behavior change and discover more effective • strategies.
• Learn the importance of using praise correctly and dispel the myth that it spoils children.
• Identify the difference between knowing a behavior and consistently performing it.
• Implement practical techniques to replace repetitive reminders with more effective behavior change methods.
📚 About the Course
Everyday Parenting gives you access to a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviors you would like to see in your child. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to improve your course of action with both children and adolescents. Among many techniques, you will learn how even simple modifications to tone of voice and phrasing can lead to more compliance. The course will also shed light on many parenting misconceptions and ineffective strategies that are routinely used.
The key to the course is practice. It is not enough to know the strategies; you have to do them to reap the rewards. Using the techniques on a temporary basis will lead to permanent change.
Chances are your parenting is perfectly fine and working the way you would like. But if you have any frustrations with your child or would like improve your effectiveness in changing your child’s behavior, these videos will be a very useful guide.
📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNeyEGNxBvNdOVlianDYgWuc9&si=WvX4JltzYzj7faKi
🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/everyday-parenting
🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/everyday-parenting-abcs-child-rearing
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