Is the child avoiding accepting responsibility for his own actions?
If YES, use one of the five limit-setting techniques. If NO, go to the next question. 4. Is the behavior resulting in disrespectful or unequal treatment of children or adults? If YES, use one of the five limit-setting techniques. If NO, and the answer to the other three questions is NO, there does not seem to be a problem. If you have answered yes to one or more of the four questions, use one of the following five limit-setting techniques to guide the childs behavior to help him or her stay within the limits. 1. Information: “I see your jacket on the floor near your cubby.” 2. I-message: “I’m worried that someone might trip on the jacket you left on the floor.” or “I don’t like it when you leave your jacket on the floor, because then someone else has to pick it up.” 3. Consequences: “When you drop your jacket on the floor, you pick it up and hang it in your cubby.” 4. Choices: “You can put your jacket away by yourself or with my help.” 5. Contingencies: “When you have hung your jacket
