How do you get a child to develop a new habit? What are the concrete tips for doing it easily? Laurence Morency-Guay, psychology professor and founder of the Parent qui apprend platform, gives us her practical advice for making it happen.
1- Be the role model for the habit you want to develop: according to social learning theory, behaviours learned through a model have a major impact.
2- Reinforce the desired behaviour consistently: according to the principles of operant conditioning, a behaviour must be reinforced for it to be repeated.
3- Focus on one habit at a time: it's important to proceed in steps so you don't discourage your child and so you clearly reinforce the habit you want to see them adopt.
Here's also a fun tool to download and print that will surely motivate your kids to develop... and keep new habits!
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