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Tool #9. Change the surroundings

Difficulty: Intermediate Type: Prevention Ages: 2-18
Definition:
Children are sometimes seduced into misbehaving when they cannot resist the temptation to explore something that looks interesting. An infant may crawl to a pin to pick it up and put it in her mouth. A teenager may remove a hunting rifle from an unlocked cabinet to examine it more closely. Warnings will do little good. Remove taboo objects or rearrange the environment to prevent the problem or misbehavior.

Examples:
bulletA mother removes all of her porcelain figures from the living room display when her 14-month-old begins to walk.
bulletWhen their infant begins to crawl, parents put safety plugs in all open electric outlets throughout the house.
bulletFather locks his hunting rifles in a secure cabinet.
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