Page 17 - Course 1 Shifting Mindset: What is the best approach for supporting children and why?

Is it time to drop the rope?

The problems with control and compliance methods:

1. They do not work all of the time or with all children

2. They only work whilst the adult is in control and monitoring the child – they do not teach independence

3. They work well in the short-term but do not get to the root of the problem.

4. They do not teach the long-term pro-social and pro-learning skills needed to do well

5. They are stressful for both the adult and the child – trying to stay in control and worrying about losing

control is stressful for everyone involved.

6. They can fragment positive connections between adults and children, further exacerbating the child’s

struggles.