Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: The Leader's Role (eBook)

Barbara Kaiser, MA, is the coauthor of Challenging Behavior in Young Children (now in its 4th edition) and Meeting the Challenge. She has taught at Acadia University in Nova Scotia and at Concordia University and College Marie-Victorin in Montreal, Canada, and presented workshops, keynote speeches, and webinars on challenging behavior in the US, Canada, and throughout the world. Barbara acted as chief consultant for the Mr. Rogers’ Family Communications project, Challenging Behaviors: Where Do We Begin? and for Facing the Challenge, an instructional DVD produced by the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. She also developed an intervention to address youth violence; created webinars and guides on bullying for the Nova Scotia Department of Education; and founded and directed two early childhood centers and an after-school program in Montreal. She has an MA from McGill University. Recently she has given webinars on leadership and on supporting children, families, and staff returning to school and child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judy Sklar Rasminsky, MA, is a freelance writer who specializes ineducation and health. With coauthor Barbara Kaiser, she has written Challenging Behavior in Young Children and Challenging Behavior in Elementary and Middle School, which both earned Texty awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association; and Meeting the Challenge, a bestseller selected as a comprehensive membership benefit by NAEYC. In addition, the team has authored a guide for Canadian parents, The Daycare Handbook, and a fact book for educators on HIV/AIDS. Judy’s work has appeared in publications such as the Reader’s Digest and the Los Angeles Times, been anthologized in textbooks, and honored by the National Institutes of Health. For many years an editor and researcher for book publishers in New York, London, and Montreal, she holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA from Columbia University.

Introduction

Part 1: What You Need to Know
Chapter 1: Defining Yourself as a Leader
Chapter 2: What Is Challenging Behavior?
Chapter 3: How a Child with Challenging Behavior Impacts Your Leadership Skills

Part 2: Building an Environment that Supports Appropriate Behavior
Chapter 4: The First Step: Developing a Behavior Guidance or Discipline Policy
Chapter 5: Enabling Your Staff to Act
Chapter 6: The Power of Prevention
Chapter 7: Why Change Is So Difficult
Chapter 8: The Role of Professional Development

Part 3: When Challenging Behavior Occurs
Chapter 9: Facing the Reality of Challenging Behavior
Chapter 10: Helping Teachers Respond Effectively to Challenging Behavior
Chapter 11: Functional Assessment and Positive Behavior Support
Chapter 12: Trauma-Informed Practice

Conclusion
Appendices
Index
About the Authors
Acknowledgments