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Teachers of young children will feel validated by this book that explains the issues underlying behaviors that challenge us on a daily basis and shows how taddress them effectively - Xiomara Sánchez, NBCT, Dual Language Pre-K Teacher, Darwin Elementary School, Chicago, IL Covers the breadth of childrens behaviors that teachers are likely tsee, and describes the major motivators for them very well The examples and scenarios are highly interesting, meaningful, and transferable tclassroom practice - Gail Hardesty, Early Reading First Mentor, ChicagPublic Schools, IL Teachers are experts in balancing the diverse backgrounds, social-emotional needs, and academic goals of children in their classroom - that is, if they can only get them tsit still, pay attention, keep their hands off of each other (or out of the fish tank), or a host of other effective aggravations! But creating a classroom of attentive learners takes more than swift discipline - it involves helping children make good behavioural choices by developing their self-control rather than controlling them tmake the choices we prefer Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood offers insight intunderstanding why certain children behave in certain ways, steachers can react appropriately tindividual behaviours and needs In an engaging, conversational tone, the book covers: Reconciling the different behavioural expectations of families and schools Applying timeout effectively Motivating children immediately and powerfully Establishing and following through with boundaries Developing behaviour incentive plans that work Identifying early signs of depression, anxiety, grief, and special needs Through informed practice, teachers can bring about positive behavioural change and healthy, productive development
