The Angry, Anxious Child in School, Part 1

So, you have one or two with attitude? Our first question is, “What do we do?” One thing we often don’t do is delve into the latest research, ideas, and theories on how we can help these kids. Instead, we often try to extinguish the behavior—with little understanding of why we’re seeing so many students with discipline issues, aggression, and anxiety.

Once we cover that, we’ll explore what we can do—from classroom accommodations and environmental tweaks to a variety of teaching strategies. Getting to the “why” of maladaptive behaviors is truly the key to helping these students in both acute and preventative ways.

Walk away with ideas you can use in your classroom tomorrow.