Natural and logical consequences are the best route to use because they are directly linked to the behavior you are waning to stop from being repeated.
Natural consequences do NOT require you to step in to reinforce why a behavior should not happen. They are naturally provided by the environment. An example of this would be if you tell a child that the stove is hot ("no touching, it's hot) and the child touches it anyways. The hurt of being burned would be a natural consequence. Obviously this is not something you want but this does teach, and often times better than any consequence the adult could think up. Another logical consequence would be if you told a child to pick up a toy. They did not listen and the toy is stepped on, breaking it. The toy being broken on accident would be the natural consequence.
Logical consequences are facilitated by the caregiver and are directly connected to the behavior. For instance, if a child colors on the furniture or wall a logical consequence would be to have them clean it.
What other natural and logical consequences can you think of?
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