Case Study
Robert is three and a half years old. He is usually a kind and thoughtful child, but recently he has started to have tantrums when asked to hang up his own coat and bag. He’s always done this quite happily in the past, but now he is reacting in quite an extreme way when asked to complete this simple daily task – throwing his belongings, stamping his feet, and shouting.
His key person speaks to his mum to find out whether or not he has mentioned anything at home about why he no longer wants to hang up his own things. Mum replies that he is getting quite ‘stroppy’ about a lot of things and does not like to help or be independent any more.
- What would you do to help you understand Robert’s new behaviours?
- What behaviour policies and strategies does your setting have to support Robert’s behaviour?
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