Try: Identify the behavior that needs to be changed and then encourage cr to admit that his her behavior needs to be modified suggest that cr take a good look at him herself and think about the action or behavior that he she does that he she would like to change once cr knows the specific behavior that needs to be stopped cr can take measures to do so try to help cr determine the triggers of the behavior one way to start changing the behavior is to first identify what causes cr to behave a certain way in the first place for example does cr bite his her nails where he she is feeling insecure or vulnerable does cr light up when he she feels stressed knowing the environmental and emotional causes that compel cr to do the behavior can help him her avoid the situation also once cr knows that he she has a trigger situation to deal with it will cause cr to be more mindful and aware that cr may succumb to a bad habit as a way of coping encourage cr to tell him herself that he she can change for the better encourage cr to stay positive and fill his her thoughts of life affirming things remind cr that he she is a strong person and he she can do whatever he she sets his her mind to do suggest that cr avoid phrasing the behavior he she wants to change in a negative way instead phrase it positively for example don’t say i am not a smoker instead say i am healthy and smoke free help cr find an alternative behavior for example if cr is a nail bitter suggest that cr get a manicure instead or suggest that cr take up knitting or an activity that will let him her work with his her hands to keep busy youcould also suggest that cr take a deep breath and think for a moment rather than automatically doing a behavior this will help cr think and be more mindful of his her actions help cr stay motivated by areminding him her of his her improvements as the days and weeks go by encourage cr to give him herself a pat on the back for sticking to his her plan of action remind cr that it takes about 21 days for new habits to kick in so he she should go easy on him herself if he she stumbles encourage cr to just stay focused and know that he she can change a behavior if he she sets his her mind to it
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Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal
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References: how to stop bad habits by linda hightower no date available at www howtodothings com
Keywords: Bad behavior habits smoking nail biting
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