Think for a minute about a child you have encountered who displayed
challenging behavior(s). Did this child seem happy? Did the people around
him/her enjoy the way this person displayed misbehavior? In my opinion,
children want to be liked by their peers and loved by their caretakers and
teachers. We, as parents and teachers, need to investigate the reasons for the
behavior. Once we do, “we will be better equipped to plan ways a child can meet
his need(s) in more positive ways, as well as altering aspects of the
environment to help the child be more successful” (Cairone, 2016, p. 34). One way to
achieve this is through an interview process where we can ask questions to
determine if the behavior has an underlying cause. For example, if a child is
quick to react with inappropriate amounts of anger to classroom situations, we
might look for recent changes in their life. We could converse with them
through questioning or conversation:
1. Has anything new or different been happening at home?
2. Tell me about this past weekend.
3. What is your favorite and least favorite part about you day?
Inquiring about the aspects of their life might lead us to
discover ways in which we could help them and hopefully lead to developing an
appropriate intervention plan.
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