This resource examines developmental, situational, physical, and temperamental factors that can trigger tantrums and provides effective interventions to help teachers avoid long-term negative consequences for children.

This resource examines developmental, situational, physical, and temperamental factors that can trigger tantrums and provides effective interventions to help teachers avoid long-term negative consequences for children.

"Mah′s new book is fantastic! It simplifies the different types of temper tantrums into a manageable approach for educators and child care professionals." —Kelly Van Raden, Career Advocate for Early Care and Education Child Care Links Learn what ignites tantrums and how you can prevent them or lessen their impact! In clear and understandable language, this invaluable resource explains what′s happening when a child throws a tantrum or exhibits other disruptive behaviors. The book offers specific guidance and directions to help teachers meet the challenge of a temper tantrum when it occurs while also increasing their awareness of their own expectations, beliefs, and reactions to children′s aggressive behaviors. In The One-Minute Temper Tantrum Solution, Ronald Mah examines developmental, situational, physical, and temperamental factors that can trigger acting-out behaviors and explores four types of tantrums—manipulative, upset, helpless, and cathartic—that can appear as verbal and/or physical outbursts. With a wealth of examples, vignettes, and easy-to-implement strategies that help educators avoid long-term negative consequences for children, this accessible book: Offers interventions for managing each type of tantrum Explains how tactics based on distracting, ignoring, or shaming can lead to escalation Addresses tantrums that may be related to disabilities Includes a chapter dealing with misdiagnosed tantrums and how to respond appropriately Based on sensitive, caring principles that nurture and support all children, this practical book can also be used alongside Mah′s Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood, which covers issues underlying harmful behaviors.

Tina faces overwhelming (so she thinks) challenges that invade her very thought life, where she finds that transitions or having to share or make choices or even having to take suggestions are not easy and can be downright annoying. Family and friends are in her firing range when she's angry, and it's all their fault! But hope is on the way. Can some good practical guidance help her to see the light? Come along for the ride as we explore the adventures of Tales of Tantrums: All about Tina, not knowing when or where the next tantrum will turn up!

Increase your understanding of children to guide and shape behavior in positive ways! The author assists teachers in observing and understanding children so that they can respond appropriately to difficult behaviors, and enable children to make good behavioral choices for themselves. In an engaging, conversational tone, the book covers: Reconciling the different behavioral expectations of families and schools Applying timeout effectively Motivating children immediately and powerfully Establishing and following through with boundaries Developing behavior incentive plans that work Identifying early signs of depression, anxiety, grief, and special needs

Mah focuses on the vulnerabilities of youngsters to be bullied, especially those with learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Asperger syndrome, and gifted abilities, and also discusses why these children sometimes become bullies themselves. He also shows how adults can inadvertently facilitate development of victim behavior in children or contribute to the development of bully personalities. Ideal for both teachers and counselors, this book increases the sensitivity and expertise that educators need to help children with special needs become more resilient and experience success at school.

This title is written by Andrew & Beth Chadwick. If you deal with challenging behaviours this book includes strategies covering a range of special needs including autistic spectrum, aspergers, dyspraxia, dyslexia, depression, tourettes, obsessive compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and specific learning difficulties. It addresses problems such as: Truanting; Swearing and verbal abuse; Theft; Bullying; Attention seeking; Drug abuse; Low self-esteem; and, Vandalism. It includes case histories to provide some insight into the difficult situations teachers may encounter in the classroom. It is suitable for all ages.