In the third edition of this bestseller you will learn strategies to help students to do the right thing. With this insightful and important work, teachers can acquire the skills they need to help students practice self-control, solve problems, use good judgment, and correct their own misbehaviour.You'll learn strategies to:Give students realistic expectations and establish rules for behaviorPrevent and resolve misunderstandings using open communicationDeal with anger (yours and your students')Develop and use problem-solving techniquesCreate effective partnerships with parents

Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: Caring Teachers Can Make a Difference
What Is Caring Teacher Discipline?
Caring Teacher Discipline Saves Time and Reduces Stress
Caring Teacher Discipline: An Approach for All Students
The Basic Assumption
Summary of Main Points
Creating a Caring Community
Caring Classroom Relationships: A Win-Win Situation
Establishing Caring Relationships With Our Students
Establishing Caring Relationships Among Our Students
Engaging Parents as Partners in Discipline
Insecure Attachment to Adults: A Relationship Challenge
Summary of Main Points
Setting the Stage for Appropriate Behavior
Space: There's a Place for Everything
Time
Class Meetings
Summary of Main Points
Expectations, Limits, and Rules
Unreasonable Barricades: How Students Respond
No Fences: How Students Respond
Waist-High Fences: How Students Respond
How to Build Waist-High Fences
Summary of Main Points
Encouragement, Praise, and Rewards
Encouraging
Praising
The Artful Critique
Rewarding
Summary of Main Points
Social and Emotional Learning
Recognizing and Labeling Feelings
Communicating Feelings Nonhurtfully
Listening to Others
Caring Teacher Listening: A Preventive Discipline Tool
Summary of Main Points
Harnessing and Channeling Anger Into Constructive Outlets
Defusing Student Anger on the Spot
Helping Students Harness Anger
Preventing Student Anger
Harnessing Our Own Anger
Summary of Main Points
Tracking Down the Cause of Misbehavior
Looking in the Mirror
Understanding Common Cause of Misbehavior
Summary of Main Points
What to Do After Students Misbehave
Low-Key Discipline
Discipline With a Capital D: Problem Solving
Contract for Prevention
The Benefits of Problem Solving for Students
Teaching Our Students Problem Solving
Group Problem Solving
Summary of Main Points
Consequences for Misbehavior
Choosing a Consequence
Differentiating Between Consequences and Punishments
More About Problem Solving for Consequences
Summary of Main Points
Strategies for Chronic, Annoying Misbehaviors
Kinds of Misbehaviors
Summary of Main Points
Bullying: Prevention and Intervention
Definition of Bullying
Prevention
Intervention
Cyber Bullying
Summary of Main Points
Enhancing Resilience: Strategies for Misbehavior Resulting From Childhood Trauma
What Is Childhood Trauma?
Our Role
Behavior Problems That Could Be Manifestations of Trauma
Summary of Main Points
Conclusion
- Suggested Readings
- Recommended Programs
References
Index
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