Lisa Van Gemert of Gifted Guru shared a post with 25 strategies for interacting with defiant students. You can find her full post here. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of her suggestions were on point, but I want to specifically discuss the ones that stood out the most to me. My Fave Four #11: Teach social skills when the child is not agitated --- For obvious reasons, this is my top pick. Some children do not naturally develop social and emotional skills and must be explicitly taught strategies for working with others. #20: Avoid asking why #19: Ask what's going on These two go together for me. I make this mistake all the time with my kid at home, yet I can do this effectively at work. *bless* When one of my students is having a particularly rough day, I try to find out what's going on. I ask them open ended questions to start discussion instead of just asking "Why did you do that?" They may not know "why" they are acting a certain way, but they can tell you events surrounding their behavior that can help you determine a reason. #12: Use punishment sparingly---Punishment rarely changes defiant behavior. Sending a student to ISS or OSS only removes them from the setting and can create feelings of rejection. If a replacement behavior is not effectively taught, the behavior will continue when that student returns to your classroom. Thank you Gifted Guru for your incredibly insightful post!
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