Tips for Dealing with Anxious Kids
The intro to this article is long and unnecessarily book-report-ish, but the actual tips, once they finally get to them, are something I wish I could force everyone who ever crossed paths with my kids to read.
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Amen sister.
Tip 20: Reward practice or strategy use, not performance. “When I shift the reinforcement to skills, I’ve noticed the skills go up and that’s what makes the difference for the kids who have mental health difficulties,” Minahan said. Ultimately, educators are teaching kids the skills and strategies that they can then use throughout their life when they’re anxious, so rewarding practice makes sense. I went through what turned out to be a very good SpEd program. In my new gig I'm seeing a lot of young unprepared teachers often overseen by apparently disengaged veteran teachers. I see good ones as well but it looks like many teacher prep programs are missing it. |
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One particular occasion stands out - I was made to feel indulgent when the autistic boy I worked with shoved another boy who had pushed into the line in front of him. It was immediately taken out of my hands and dealt with as a class "issue". Physical retaliation doesn't work in the real world and is something that needs to be addressed (it was a push; he was 6). To treat it like spite or bullying, when in fact it was a reaction to someone else breaking the rules was not right. Calm, explain. Instead he was treated like a mean boy, and ended up wetting himself. Sigh. Yet the teacher who did so was lovely, and only working on advice she received. |
Tip 2 is true for more than just anxious kids. possibly even the majority. Especially past preschool level.........
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