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There Are No Challenging Children
January 12, 2017
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
-Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher, 5th century BCE
-Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher, 5th century BCE
"We don't have challenging children," asserts Peter Pizzolongo in the Turn-Key training series, Addressing Challenging Behaviors: Promoting Social and Emotional Health in Young Children. "There are children who have a behavior that is a challenge."
In the same series, Mary Louise Hemmeter notes, "I like for adults to think of challenging behavior as telling us that the child can’t do something. So, if we interpret a child's behavior, for example, as 'he's scared and he doesn't know what to do when he's scared,' then we can address that behavior by teaching him what to do when he's scared."
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
I really enjoy reading your stuff about early childhood education development that is what I am going to school for thank you so much
Bright Horizons
Tampa, Fl, United States
Let's clarify the difference between a challenging behavior that requires support and direction from a caring teacher versus the challenging child whose behavior provides rewards such as attention, disruption and submission from the children and adults around them.
Bright Horizons
Tampa, Fl, United States
The definition of challenging is something that is difficult and intriguing. Teaching is difficult and good teachers are intrigued and work hard to find solutions in their classrooms. I agree in theory that it isn't the child who is challenging rather their behavior. Move forward from a two year olds challenging behavior to the challenging five year old who has learned that their behavior brings rewards like attention, disruption and often, submission of the adults and other children around them.
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