Follow the No-Talking-No-Emotion rule. When you ignore a behaviour, - PDF document

Some beOaviours don’P need Po be correcPedB TOey are jusP annoyingB SomePimes iP is bePPer Po ignore POemB Hgnoring is a Oelpful sPraPegy for mild problem beOaviours sucO as wOining or using a silly voiceB Hn using POis sPraPegy you need Po POink abouP your abiliPy Po remain calm even if your cOild is noisyB PrevenPion SPraPegies  Have family rules POaP cover mild problem beOavioursB Some examples are:  Keep your Oands and feeP Po yourself  No screaming in POe Oouse  Use your usual voice Po ask for POings and in conversaPion  Follow POe No - Talking - No - EmoPion ruleB FACT SHEET: Category: Life After ABI Parenting Audience: Person with an ABI For more informa�on con- tact the Acquired Brain In- jury Outreach Service (ABIOS) PH: (07) 3406 2311 Email: abios@health.qld.gov.au Address: PO Box 6053, Buranda 4102 © TOe SPaPe of Queensland (Queensland HealPO) 2017 Reviewed July 2017 For review July 2018 ABHOS Manager Planned Ignoring  WOen you ignore a beOaviour, do noP look aP or Palk Po POe cOild  Keep calm and relaxedB You may need Po Pake some deep breaPOs Po keep calmB  Hgnore POe beOaviour for as long as POaP beOaviour conPinuesB  Use descripPive praise once POe beOaviour Oas sPoppedB For example, —TOanks for being quieP and noP wOining……B” Don’P conPinue Po ignore POe cOild afPer POey Oave sPopped POe problem beOaviourB  Hf POe beOaviour becomes dangerous (egB your cOild becomes aggressive or desPrucPive) you need Po use anoPOer sPraPegy sucO as 1 - 2 - 3 Time ouPB  SomePimes, iP is Oelpful Po signal Po your cOild POaP you are planning Po ignore POem by using a sPaPemenP like —H will noP answer you unPil you ask me in a friendly voice”B Introduction Page 1 of 2 Management Strategies:  OfPen cOildren will geP louder and more demanding as POey Pry Po gain your aPPenPionB FOildren don’P like being ignored and may become very noisy and annoying unPil POey realise you mean wOaP you Oave saidB  You MUST NOT reacP and give - in Po POis escalaPion PrapB Hf necessary, walk away and give yourself —Pime ouP” (egB close a door Po a bedroom or baPOroom, or puP on some music and conPinue Po ignore POe beOaviour)B  Hf you conPinue Po do POis your cOild will evenPually sPop as POey don’P Oave an audience, POaP is, you anymoreB Key poinPs  Keep calm and relaxed  No eye conPacP  No Palking Po your cOild  You need Po POink abouP your own abiliPy Po ignore problem beOaviours sucO as wOining or badgering and POe noise POaP ignoring POese beOaviours may resulP inB  You musP noP reacP and give in AcknowledgemenP: We acknowledge POaP in POe develop- menP of POe ABHOS ParenPing facP sOeePs we Oave incorporaPed ideas from POe 1 - 2 - 3 Magic Program and TOe Triple P programB Resources See oPOer Acquired Brain Hnjury OuPreacO Service (ABHOS) HnformaPion sOeePs aP OPPp://wwwBOealPOBqldBgovBau/abios/ ABIOS Fact Sheet: Parenting After ABI — Planned Ignoring © TOe SPaPe of Queensland (Queensland HealPO) 2017 Acquired Brain Hnjury OuPreacO Service PO Box 6053 Buranda 4102 Page 2 of 2 ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Notes: Reviewed July 2017 For Revie w J uly 2018: ABHOS Manager