A program that gives rewards for every accomplishment in form of tokens or tickets which can then be redeemed for things such as movie tickets or restaurant vouchers (something that is practical and useful) can be a motivator in children with mood disorders. A goal of a certain number or tickets could be set so that the child is often motivated to behave appropriately in order to attain the desired prize. Tickets or tokens should never be taken away or revoked since previous desired behavior has already earned them the current number of tokens or tickets, but not giving the redeemable tickets or tokens will be a better option. Ignoring his attention seeking behaviors and praising him for what he has done correctly will demonstrate to him that he will not get what he wants by acting out and will modify his behaviors to seek the positive attention and rewards that he is receiving. Children at this developmental stage just want to feel like they belong, like they are accepted into a society that often times rejects them for being "different." They want to feel that they are being rewarded and praised for accomplishing what they set out to accomplish. Too many times, children with behavioral or mood disorders are accustomed to receiving just negativity such as yelling by the parent, and disapproval for things that are done wrong or things that might be said wrong, that they are not used to getting things any other way (kbarlowe, 2010). Motivating the child to keep on doing good things and to learn how to distinguish their negative behaviors from their positive ones, will in turn allow them to excel, and therefore shape their behavior. Structure of this sort is provided in academic settings and many children with mood disorders tend to thrive or to not show their aggressive behavior as much and it...

Their entire psyche can be affected, and therefore affect those around them. We fully enjoyed participating in the outpatient sessions with the children. This developmental stage is a very interesting and informational one, as it could determine how a child transitions to an adolescent, and eventually how successful they are in becoming adults. We highly encourage individuals to explore this stage in Erikson's developmental theory, as it is a very informative one. Dorine Lynch put the actual paper together and decided on the rationale for selecting the health-topic. She also got the information of the description of the group of children in out learning sessions, as well as deciding the appropriate tasks for stage development according to Erikson. Michelle Montgomery contributed with how the topic of our learning seminar was presented to us, the implementation of the behavioral modification program, and provided the thorough description of each of our contribution to the project. All group members assisted in independent research on the topics involved in this project.