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Coaching With Puppets
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Coaching with Puppets
Benefits of using puppets to coach children’s social skills
Allows the adult to enter the child’s imaginary world
Children may speak to a puppet more easily than to an adult
Puppet can be a peer in the play (not an adult)
Puppet can model and initiate social interactions
Puppet can model self-regulation skills and emotion language
Adult can control the puppet’s response to the child’s behavior
Puppet can elicit feelings of empathy from child
Puppet can elicit prosocial behaviors from child
Puppet can facilitate peer interactions between two children
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Puppets help
children communicate
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Modeling Greetings and Introductions
Puppet models greeting:
Puppet: “Hi, I’m Wally, what is your name?”
Puppet models sharing information to get to know child:
Puppet: “I’m 6 years old. How old are you?”
Puppet: “I collect baseball cards? Do you have a collection?”
Puppet models asking to play:
Puppet: “Would you like to go outside and see my tree house?”
Puppet: “Do you want to play Legos with me?”
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Model and Prompt
Positive Social Behaviors
Puppet models friendly behaviors (sharing):
Puppet: “I have two dolls, would you like to play with one? I’ll
share with you.”
Puppet prompts child to share:
Puppet: “I’d really like to play with those cars too. Could you
share one with me.”
Puppet models prosocial response:
If child shares, puppet: “That was really generous. Thanks for
sharing.”
If child doesn’t share, puppet: “I’m disappointed,
but I’m going to stay calm and find something
else to play with.”
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Alternate between Adult
Voice and Puppet Voice
Puppet: “Hi, I’m Wally, what is your name?”
Adult Prompts Child to Respond
Adult: “Wally’s asking you a friendly question. Can you tell him
your name?”
Puppet: “I collect baseball cards? Do you have a collection?”
Adult Labels Friendly Behavior and Prompts
Adult: ”That was a friendly question, Wally wants to get to know
you. You can tell him about your collections.”
Child: ”Yes, I collect model airplanes.”
Adult: “Can you ask Wally what else he likes to play with?”
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Adult Highlights Outcome
of Positive Interaction
Puppet asks child to share:
Puppet: “I’d really like to play with those cars too. Could you
share one with me.”
Child: Shares a car
Puppet: “Thanks for sharing with me!”
Adult: “That was so nice of you to share with Wally.
He looks so happy.”
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Introductions with puppets
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Emotion Coaching
Puppet labels own emotions:
Puppet: “I’m feeling really proud of my tower.”
Puppet: “I’m frustrated that this won’t stand up, but I’m going to
try again.
Puppet labels child’s emotions:
Puppet: “You look excited about playing with those animals. They
are really cool!”
Puppet: “You are so brave to swing that high. I think that I would
be a little nervous.”
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Prompt Child to Notice
Puppet’s Feelings
Adult prompts child to notice puppet’s feelings:
Puppet: “I’m feeling really proud of my tower.”
Adult: “You could give Wally a compliment about his tower. He’s
feeling proud.”
Puppet: “I’m frustrated that this won’t stand up, but I’m going to
try again.
Adult: “Oh, Wally is frustrated with those blocks. Do you think that
you could offer to help him.”
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Emotion coaching with
Tiny Turtle Puppet
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Puppet Models and Adult Praises
Coping Skills and Emotion Regulation
Puppet models emotion regulation: Child won’t share
Puppet: “I’m disappointed, but I’m going to stay calm and find
something else to play with.”
Adult: “Wally, I’m proud of you for staying calm and waiting. I bet
that Jeremy will share with you when he’d done.”
Puppet: “I’m going to be patient play with this car while I wait.”
Child shares
Puppet: “Thank you! I’m so happy to have
a turn.”
Adult: “Wow! Jeremy shared and
Wally waited!”
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Using Puppet to Help
Children Play Together
Puppet can help children notice each other:
Puppet: “Did you see the farm that Sarah is building?”
Puppet can coach prosocial behavior between children:
Puppet: “Sammy is looking for red pieces. I bet we can help him
find some more!”
Puppet can counteract negative behavior from one child:
Child A: Won’t share with Child B
Puppet to Child B: “Hey, I have some extra pieces and I’d be happy
to share with you!”
Puppet can predict positive outcomes:
Puppet: “I bet that if we start building a really good fort, Marie will
come help us.”
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Using dolls to encourage
children to play together
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Puppet Tips
Be playful and try a silly voice
Any puppet, doll, action figure will work
You do not have to be an expert puppeteer
If you are having fun, the children will respond
Your puppet can express child-like feelings and experiences
Remember the attention principle: ignore negative behavior
and give attention to positive behavior
Do not have your puppet act out negative behavior
Try puppet in different settings: project time, play time,
playground, small group activities at school, choice time
If a child responds negatively, take a break, but try again
later