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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 277359" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Hello! First, I commend you for seeking out input from parents. I'm not an expert on this- Sheila and Martie have much more experience. But as a parent of a kid who had several diagnosis on the mood disorder "spectrum" and has had more than a little trouble legally and some at school, the two things that stand out most in my mind are 1) when the child is young and being disruptive, there is probably more going on than being a "bad kid". Please do not label or arrest the kid for this, unless he/she is being a serious threat for bodily injury to self or others (then hospitilization should be considered over arrest)- help look for and advocate for getting to the underlying cause(s) of the disruptive behavior and work on those issues; positive reinforcement usually goes further than negative reinforcement; and 2) try to work with the parent instead of viewing the parent as an "enemy" who is just biased toward their child. Although there are many parents like that- shoot, we are all somewhat biased toward our kids- if teachers treat the parent as a team member and try to treat the child fairly, the parent is much less likely to stay on the defensive and more likely to work with the people at school for a team approach.</p><p></p><p>The only other things that come to mind are a suggestion to read a newer book by Ross Greene. He had written a very good one titled "The Explosive Child" but has written a newer one that is based on the same concepts but is written more for people in the school setting. Also, advocate for more funding and adequate/thorough assessments for kids with special education needs and behavioral or emotional problems.</p><p></p><p>Again, I really commend you for seeking out the input from parents. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 277359, member: 3699"] Hello! First, I commend you for seeking out input from parents. I'm not an expert on this- Sheila and Martie have much more experience. But as a parent of a kid who had several diagnosis on the mood disorder "spectrum" and has had more than a little trouble legally and some at school, the two things that stand out most in my mind are 1) when the child is young and being disruptive, there is probably more going on than being a "bad kid". Please do not label or arrest the kid for this, unless he/she is being a serious threat for bodily injury to self or others (then hospitilization should be considered over arrest)- help look for and advocate for getting to the underlying cause(s) of the disruptive behavior and work on those issues; positive reinforcement usually goes further than negative reinforcement; and 2) try to work with the parent instead of viewing the parent as an "enemy" who is just biased toward their child. Although there are many parents like that- shoot, we are all somewhat biased toward our kids- if teachers treat the parent as a team member and try to treat the child fairly, the parent is much less likely to stay on the defensive and more likely to work with the people at school for a team approach. The only other things that come to mind are a suggestion to read a newer book by Ross Greene. He had written a very good one titled "The Explosive Child" but has written a newer one that is based on the same concepts but is written more for people in the school setting. Also, advocate for more funding and adequate/thorough assessments for kids with special education needs and behavioral or emotional problems. Again, I really commend you for seeking out the input from parents. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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