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10 Techniques to shape children's behavior. Shaping means providing the child with cues and reinforcements that direct them toward desirable behavior. As you shape behavior, the child's personality tags along and also changes and improves. The main ways to shape a child's behavior are through: praise, selective ignoring, time-out, consequences, motivators, reminders, negotiation, withdrawing privileges, and humor.