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Crucial C S and Misbehavior

The document outlines 4 common goals of child misbehavior: attention, power, revenge, and giving up. It associates each goal with a "Crucial C" - connect, capable, count, and courage, respectively. It also describes how the misbehavior makes the caregiver feel and provides encouraging responses caregivers can take to meet the child's underlying need, helping the child to feel a sense of belonging, ability, importance, and ability to handle challenges.

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Crucial C S and Misbehavior

The document outlines 4 common goals of child misbehavior: attention, power, revenge, and giving up. It associates each goal with a "Crucial C" - connect, capable, count, and courage, respectively. It also describes how the misbehavior makes the caregiver feel and provides encouraging responses caregivers can take to meet the child's underlying need, helping the child to feel a sense of belonging, ability, importance, and ability to handle challenges.

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4 goals of misbehavior

Crucial C’s and Goals of Misbehavior

Unmet needs: When need


Caregiver
Crucial C’s How discouraged children Encouraging Responses is met,
feels:
think child
believes

ATTENTION Replace negative attention with positive


Irritated
CONNECT I only count when I’m noticed. attention. Plan activities together. Don’t I belong.
Annoyed
I act out for attention. ignore child; Ignore unwanted behavior.

POWER
Angry Give choices so child can display power
CAPABLE My strength is in showing I can do it.
Challenged constructively. Maintain a friendly attitude.
you that you can’t make me.

REVENGE Maintain appreciation in the relationship. I matter.


Hurt
COUNT I knew you were against me. Offer chances to help. Seek support and I can make a
Wants to punish
I’ll show you how it feels. help in identifying positives. Don’t give up. difference.

GIVING UP Notice strengths and ignore the negative.


Despair Set up steady exposure to manageable I can handle
COURAGE I can’t do anything right, so
Hopelessness tasks that have a likelihood of success. what comes.
I won’t try.
Avoid criticism.
Copyright NCSU. Crucial C’s Adapted from Lew & Bettner, 1989. Goals of Misbehavior Adapted from Dreikurs & Stoltz, 1964

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