In practice
Before, during, after: describing a sequence
In shortDescribing what happened before, during and after, with times and exact words, makes behaviour easier to understand.
The idea
Almost anything a child does becomes easier to understand once you see the sequence: what was expected, what changed, what the child did, what the adults did, how it ended. Describing it this way, with times and exact words, separates what was seen from what was thought, and lets you compare days.
What to try
- Write it down soon afterwards, even briefly.
- Use the child’s exact words.
- Also write down the days it went well.
The common mistake
Summing up whole weeks in one sentence (‘he’s always like this’).
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Books
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How strong the evidence is
A way of thinking A lens for interpreting what a child does, not a rule from trials.
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