1-Read and study the book The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki He’s really helps adult determine each child’s temperament. There are 9 different temperament types. 2-Every child has different tendencies and personalities. Find out what their after and what interest them by observing them. Don’t ask them what will motivate them. 3- Ask them what… Read more »
“Put love first. Entertain thoughts that give life. And when a thought or resentment, or hurt, or fear comes your way, have another thought that is more powerful — a thought that is love.” – Mary Manin Morrissey
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.” – Lee Iacocca
Meeting Classroom Behavior Standards If you have a number of boys that are physical, noisy and on the active side I would recommend a different solution. The Clapper! You can purchase a clapper which is a noise activated switch that you can have in your classroom. 1-Plug it into the electrical outlet and plug a… Read more »
I know a young girl that gives so much love, joy, and light to this world. It doesn’t matter that she has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. It doesn’t matter that Cerebral Palsy has stiffened her muscles and made it hard for her to talk. It doesn’t matter that she… Read more »
Individuals or groups can solve problems.Group problem solving is important to young children because many diverse ideas are generated. Both individual and group processes should be included in the early childhood classroom. Becoming skillful at problem solving is based on the understanding and use of sequenced steps. These steps are: 1. Identifying the problem, 2…. Read more »
Starting in September of 2003, small cards like this one began appearing all around the world. They are markers a newfangled game of tag, where “you’re it” because someone has done something nice for you. Then it’s your turn to do something nice for someone else and, in the process, pass the card along. This… Read more »
I have been afforded the opportunity to begin writing for this website by a good friend who knows how much I love to write and is aware that my roommates are tiring of the 500-word editorials I slide under their doors on why they should buy more toilet paper when it’s gone. As excited as… Read more »
That program, called “Kindness Is Contagious: Catch It,” began in a single Kansas City, Mo., school and has since spread to more than 400 public schools in the area, according to Su Ellen Fried, founder of the Stop Violence Coalition, which now sponsors the school-based program. Among the activities the program encourages is one in… Read more »
Oppositional Defiant Children Most children only see the solution to a problem as someone wins and someone loses. They become frustrated because they don’t get their own way. In many cases the frustration leads to anger. If you invite children to participate in a tug of war with each side pulling in an opposite direction… Read more »
