"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." from "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Here's another technique we learned in my behavior class. Not exactly a direct behavior method but a technique that can open your eyes to what your child (or another individual) is feeling like, living their day-to-day life. Maybe their behaviors stem from the prevalence of negativity in their world.
IALAC stands for "I am lovable and capable." This is a method of keeping track of the negative and positive moments in a person's day. Like the Change the Label post I did, this is also a technique that you can do on ANYone... not just kids. You can even do it on yourself! Actually now that I think about it you could even do this on your dog! Cool... I hadn't thought of that before. Ok, "dog people" you can try this at home too!Here is how it works: