Self-management through positive recognition

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Proper self-management is a skill that everyone can benefit from. It can help children to get their homework done, practice their music, or practice for the big gain without having to frequently be told or reminded by parents or teachers. The problem is this is a skill that must be taught to the child. Many parents and teachers find that using a positive reinforcer is effective in teaching the child how to self-manage their responsibilities. A positive reinforce is something in the environment that can positively change the way a behavior is performed by the child (O’Donnell, Reeve, & Smith, 2012). For example, a teacher might bring the child their snack when they start turning in all their homework assignments in on time. When their teacher gives them a special snack for turning in their homework on time is reinforces the desirable behavior (turning in their homework on time) by ensuring that those behaviors have positive outcomes (O’Donnell, Reeve, & Smith, 2012). This form of self-management could include goal setting and self-monitoring. The child must set the goal of completing the homework assignment before it is due. Then they must self-monitor to ensure it is turned in before the assignment is late. While working as an assistant manager, for a grocery store, one of the biggest challenges is employee safety. It is a high paced environment with many things to get hurt with. We would actively use positive reinforcement to reward individuals that went put extra effort in safety. For example, they might see a spill and quickly stop the task they are doing, grab something to clean it up, then return and finish their assigned task. They would be rewarded with different levels as they were witnessed working safe. They would get an extra break, lunch with their manager, and even a paid day off if they were the top safety performer for the month. The workers responded very positively to this and would try to compete with one another to be number one. This required them to self-manage by self-monitoring their environment. Stephen Scott O'Donnell, A. M., Reeve, J., & Smith, J. K. (2012). Educational psychology: Reflection for action (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.

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