Behind the Behavior
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What This Series Has Been Trying to Tell You
Every post in this series has circled the same idea from a different angle, so here…
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Tantrum, Meltdown, or Shutdown: What’s the Difference and Why It Changes Your Response
A child drops to the floor screaming when a favorite toy is taken away. Another child…
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When Nothing Is Working: What to Do Next for Challenging Behavior
At some point in this series, you may have tried the reframe. You’ve responded before consequencing.…
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Consequence vs. Response: Why What You Do Next Matters More Than What You Do First
A child bites a classmate during centers. Another child drops to the floor at drop-off, screaming,…
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Social Stories for Preschool: Helping Young Children Feel Safe During Everyday Challenges (Predictability = Peace)
A fire drill starts unexpectedly. One child covers their ears. Another stops moving. A third looks…
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Why Punishment Misses the Point
Punishment assumes a child already has the skills to behave differently and is choosing not to.…
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How We See Children Shapes Everything We Do
Loris Malaguzzi believed teachers are creators of relationships, and that children are citizens with the right…
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7 Behaviors We Misread in Young Children
Avoidant, aggressive, disruptive, rigid — these are the labels we often reach for first. But behind…
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7 Strategies for the Behaviors We Misread
Practical, jargon-free strategies for school and home — the companion piece to ‘7 Behaviors We Misread…
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The Strengths We Overlook
We measure children’s deficits very well, but we miss their strengths. Working in preschool special education…