If a child exhibits unwanted behaviour, you should say we do not want that behaviour (or words like that) not that the child is bad. The child is not bad, and this could lead to self esteem issues if they were told this a lot, and the child will continue to behave in this way. This is the link with self esteem. Children need praise and to feel special, and they will want to keep getting this, so will give positive behaviour to get this. If a child presents unwanted behaviour, and gets a telling off, and never any praise, the only attention they are getting is being told off. This is better than nothing so the child will continue to present this behaviour for 'attention'. Of course, this can lead to self esteem issues, as this is no good for the child. Therefore, what practitioners must do, is continuously praise and reward good behaviour, and make a BIG point of praising the child who often shows unwanted behaviour. If they are told off, make this brief, eye contact, never shout, you may sit them out and then it's forgotten.
Hope that helps.
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