Classroom behavior: how ‘helping’ can provoke behaviors

Date: July 23rd, 2014

Watch this video [1:02] for a tip on how I sometimes help a kid in class who is resistant to help. The trick is to help them without embarrassing them, which can sometimes provoke behaviors.

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How to meet oppositional defiance with a consistent limit…

Date: June 19th, 2014

Watch this video [3:15] about how we successfully set a limit on a kid who was oppositional defiant.

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Does a kid with emotional disability have control over behavior?

Date: May 15th, 2014

Watch this video [1:24] to better understand the student with a documented emotional disability.

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How “thank you” can trigger a power struggle

Date: January 23rd, 2014

Watch this video [0:56] to learn why you might not always want to say “thank you” when a student does what you asked her to do.

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Starting a power struggle is a dead end

Date: September 19th, 2013

Watch this video [0:46] to learn an early “power struggle” mistake I made.

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How do I choose which behavior to target first?

Date: June 27th, 2013

Watch this video [1:31] to learn why the most impactful behavior is the one to target first.

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When a student tries to bait me…

Date: March 7th, 2013

Watch this video [2:13] to learn one way to avoid taking the bait when a defiant student wants to test your reaction.

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How to stay in control with a young defiant student

Date: October 10th, 2012

Watch this video [1:46] for a tip on how to keep yourself under control, as well as the situation, when a young defiant student says “NO!”

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