I have used a variety of Behavior stories and have had variable success. Do you have any ideas as to how to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes for the behaviors the stories are trying to increase or decrease?
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Resources to Support Challenging Child Behavior
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I know there must be a way to help my son with his toileting. It becomes so chaotic sometimes as he runs into the bathroom to use the toilet. He doesn’t seem to know what to do first. Do you have any ideas to help?
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What do I do when my student insists on doing or showing something immediately?
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How can I stop one of my students from pushing to get in front of the line and running into students every day when the bell rings? When we hold him for safety he kicks and yells.
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What can I do when my student wants to keep playing & cries because it is time to go home?
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My 5 year old takes off her socks and shoes every 10 minutes when on her bus. There is an aide on the bus, but the shoes aren’t always put back on. What can I do about it?
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I am a child care aide for an after school program and work with children ages 4 to 6. I currently have a 4 year old in my group who is showing extreme signs of violence. She is fine one minute, but when is set off, sometimes simply by not being allowed to be line leader, starts in a violent fit of rage. She hits, kicks, bites, smacks, pulls hair and clothes and screams. Usually all of this is directed towards myself or another teacher, but also towards other children. She has left bruises and marks on people during this. Her mother says she feels we are provoking her and it is our fault.
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How can I get my student to do work in a subject that he dislikes? Every time he sees math on his schedule, he tantrums and rips up the paper.
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As a parent I would like to know some ideas or tips to help boost my children’s self esteem. It seems that they both struggle with not having much self confidence in what they are doing, mostly in school. They are very bright but doubt themselves in most things they do. Does anyone have any helpful ideas or tips that I can try? Thanks!