Challenging Behaviors

This is a blog for parents, caregivers, and teachers working and caring for children with challenging behaviors. Below is a list of resources that can be helpful to all.

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Managing Challenging Behaviors

Parenting can be taxing, but especially when you are parenting a child with special needs. And there may come a time when managing challenging behaviors will come into play. These times can often...

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Anger Games: 14 Super Fun Ways to Learn Anger Management Skills - Very Special Tales

Anger games are great resource to develop coping skills at home, school or in a counseling environment. A review of anger management games available in the market.

These are fun and easy games to implement for ways to manage anger management behaviors. 

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Managing Problem Behavior at Home

Respond effectively to child behavior problems at home. Child Mind Institute teaches effective parenting skills and behavior management at home.

This website is for helping to define behavior at home and how to manage these behaviors at home. 

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The website offers numerous resources for families and teachers that are struggling with children that exhibit challenging behaviors. There are tips on how to reduce behaviors, how to address persistent behaviors, and what contributing factors can cause a change in behavior.

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9 Strategies to Handle Difficult Behaviors in Children

Expert Sue Watson explains how Teachers can maintain perspective with advice for dealing with challenging behavior in children and students.

This article lists numerous strategies that can help to redirect children and get them talking about what needs or wants they have. Sue Watson, the writer of this article, has been in the field of education since 1991, so she has first-hand experience with working with children that exhibit challenging behaviors.

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All behavior is communication positive or negative. We need to figure out what they're communicating and what need or function is unmet. Then we can work on what the child needs or wants. We also can look into changes within the family that might cause a change in behavior: a new baby, a fall, a family divorce, a loss of a family member. Helping the child work through problems versus implementing discipline right away needs to be of emphasis. Reference this video for insight on how to work with and care for children with difficult behaviors.

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How Parents Should Set Limits For Kids

“No kid wakes up in the morning and thinks, ‘I'm going to disappoint my teachers and parents today,’” says Katherine Reynolds Lewis, author of The Good News ...

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What is PCIT?

Tired of getting phone calls from school about your child's behavior?

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Parents and child caregivers can feel isolated when children display intense negative behaviors, like hitting, throwing temper tantrums and refusing to follow directions. Most children will act out to some degree. When parents need help dealing with the challenging behaviors of a child, they can turn to other parents who have been able to overcome similar situations. There is hope. Families can be equipped with techniques to deal with behaviors. These techniques can support children in being successful in school and in life for years to come.

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Challenging Behaviors

As young children are just beginning to develop self-control, challenging behavior is common and expected in the years from birth to three.

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References

Challenging Behaviors. (n.d.). Retrieved April 4, 2019, from        https://www.zerotothree.org/espanol/challenging-behaviors

Managing Challenging Child Behaviors. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.kidcentraltn.com/support/full-family-support/managing-challenging-child-behaviors.html

Resources to Address Challenging Behaviors | VLS. (n.d.). Retrieved April 9, 2019, from https://www.virtuallabschool.org/fcc/guidance/lesson-4

Understanding Challenging behaviors in Young Children [Video file]. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=understanding challenging behaviors in young children by early childhood videos&&view=detail&mid=3D8AE8FB65D804D883093D8AE8FB65D804D88309&&FORM=VRDGAR

Watson, S. (2019, February 25). 9 Strategies to Handle Difficult Behaviors in Children. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/get-a-handle-on-behavior-3110692

What is PCIT? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pcit.org/what-is-pcit.html

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Atlantic, T. (2018, June 27). How Parents Should Set Limits For Kids. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ko6SgcCcD8

Five Facts Every Family Should Know. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/challenging_behavior2.html