Children Need Our Help

05/05/2021

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas Edison

In the Out of the Box Training Kit, "Hard Joys: Managing Behavior with a Creative Mind and a Playful Spirit," Lilli-ann Buffin writes:

"Sooner or later, every child experiences difficulty. For some, it is a fleeting moment brought on by hunger or fatigue, or difficulty sharing a prized toy. For other children, the difficult behaviors spread out into longer ‘stages’ consistent with the issues of their development. A much smaller group of children will struggle intensely with deep and powerful internal pain related to extreme life events or health/mental health disorders."

She presents six tools educators can use to address challenging behaviors, but she begins with these important words:

"At difficult moments, children need our help. With a creative mind, playful spirit, and a few tools, we can reshape these trying behaviors."

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