The One-Minute Temper Tantrum Solution; Strategies for Responding to Children's Challenging Behaviors

by Ronald Mah

• ISBN13: 9781412957205
• ISBN10: 1412957206
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Orderly Assessment to Successful Intervention: Where Do You Start? Where Do You End Up?

Developmental Factors: Developmental Energy Will Reassert

Situational, Physical, and Disruption Factors: 2 + 1 = Trouble!

Temperamental Factors: They Were Born That Way!

Systemic Factors: The Savior

Specific or Specialized Factors and Moral Factors: Try Harder

Four Types of Temper Tantrums! Not Always About Power and Control

Manipulative Tantrums: Power and Control

Upset Temper Tantrums: Distress

Helpless Temper Tantrums: Not Distress but Despair

Stress and the Cathartic Tantrum: Releasing the Cathartic Tantrums

Getting It Wrong and Getting It Right

Conclusion

References

Index

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