Social Behavior Mapping

Aaand we're back!

With all the parent meetings that have been going on, it's been hard to stay on top of the blog, too.  My apologies.

We've been doing some social behavior mapping.  Social behavior mapping is going through a behavior and breaking down how it affects others and oneself.  We go through the behavior (whether expected or unexpected) and talk about what that behavior looks like.  Then we talk about how others feel when those behaviors are done.  Next we talk about consequences from how others feel.  If others are proud and happy and someone's doing the right thing, the consequences are positive.  Last we talk about how they feel about those consequences.  When the consequences are good, so are the feelings.

Conversely, we also talk about unexpected behaviors, and go through the same discussion:

This is helpful for the kids because it helps relate their behavior to their feelings and to their peers' feelings.  All of the kids want to be liked, and want to feel good about themselves.  They're starting to understand that when they make expected choices, they have more positive interactions with the people around them and they feel better about themselves.  It's a win-win!