Difficult Behavior in early childhood: Positive discipline for preK-3 classrooms and beyond/ Ronald Mah

AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionPart I. The Role of Discipline1. Discipline in Classrooms, Families, and Society Communities That Affect Children's Development Family Expectations and Classroom Expectations Discipline From the Inside Out Practice Makes Better Appropriate Discipline Develops Social Competence Chapter HighlightsPart II. Time and Using Timeout2. Before Timeout: Understanding Children's Sense of Time Children's Sense of Time Making Time Relevant to Children Or Else! When There Isn't One "Best" Choice Likability, Validation, Acceptance, and Connection Unconditional Love and Conditional Acceptance Chapter Highlights3. Three Common Uses of Timeout and Why They Fail to Work Theory 1. The "Suffering" Theory of Timeout Theory 2. The "Think About It" Theory of Timeout Theory 3. The "How Would You Like It If..." Theory of Timeout Chapter Highlights4.The Community Theory of Timeout That Works The Three Rules of Community The Gift of Timeout Chapter Highlights5. Applying Timeout Effectively Begin With Basic Boundaries and Instructions Return to Timeout Timeout Again? Timeout in Perspective Moving From Timeout to a Plan: Doing Something Differently Chapter HighlightsPart III. Setting and Following Through With Boundaries6. Boundaries: The Foundation for Growth and Change Block Negative Behaviors First Clarify Boundaries and Consequences Ambiguity Won't Work Chapter Highlights7. Follow-Through and Consistency Follow Through With Verbal and Nonverbal Messages Be More Stubborn Than Your Students Constantly and Consistently Reinforce Behavior Beyond Boundaries, Consequences, Follow-Through, and Consistency Chapter HighlightsPart IV. Punishment, Praise, and Rewards8. How and Why Punishment Works-and Doesn't Work Motivation to Misbehave Immunity to Punishment Intensification and Abusive Behavior Admitting It's Time for a Change Discipline Is More Than Punishment Alone Chapter Highlights9. The Effective and Judicious Uses of Praise Praise the Person, Not the Behavior Self-Awareness of Achievement: The True Reward Attention, Appreciation, and Material Rewards Chapter Highlights10. The Most Important Lesson of Choices A Multiple-Choice World Rewarding Children for Meeting Expectations Consequences for Poor Choices Are Necessary Reasonable and Unreasonable Behaviors Reflecting on Your Own Choices Chapter Highlights11. Motivating Reward Systems: Key Issues and Effective Principles Rewards as a Part of the Process, Not the Total Process A Reward System Cannot Become a Punishment System Principles of an Effective Reward System Chapter Highlights12. Rewards-Only Behavior Plans "Rewards-Only" Means Just That Basic Terms of the Plan Make the Plan Practical Success in One Area of Behavior Transfers to Other Areas Chapter Highlights13. Connecting Goals to Motivating Rewards Defining Goals and Rewards Choosing Quantifiable Goals Defining and Quantifying Desirable Behaviors Short-Term, Midterm, and Long-Term Goals Goals That Involve Time Frames Remember, No Punishments Children Should Choose Their Rewards (Within Reason) Age-Appropriate and Individually Tailored Rewards Rewarding Consistency With Bonuses Examples of Rewards-Only Incentive Plans Always Follow Through Chapter HighlightsPart V. Recognizing and Responding to Specific Behaviors and Emotions14. When There Is More to It: Helping Children With Deeper Issues Happy Children Act Out Too Is This an Angry Child? Is This a Sad Child? Is This a Fearful or Anxious Child? Is This a Child Who Is Holding Unprocessed Pain or Loss? Is This a Child Who May Need a Referral to a Specialist? Chapter HighlightsConclusion: Now What? Asking Questions From Observations to Results Be a Teaching ArtistReferencesIndex