How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Preschoolers: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators by Maryln S. Appelbaum
All children will benefit from these activities; all they need is a good teacher's imagination!
-Lois Wachtel, CEO and President
Creative Beginning Steps Early Childhood Workshops
A fun and interesting read that is filled with helpful ideas to implement in the PreK classroom!
-Jill J. Simmons-Stemple, Preschool Teacher
Upshur County Schools/Head Start, Buckhannon, WV
Discover the key to better management of children's challenging behaviors!
This user-friendly resource provides early childhood educators with a comprehensive overview of the most common kinds of behavioral disorders and learning disabilities in children ages 2 to 5, with guidelines for meeting students' needs within an inclusive environment.
This ready-to-go guide is packed with hundreds of easy-to-implement strategies, tips, and techniques for managing behavioral disorders-from ADHD to Tourette's syndrome. Each chapter covers one or more disorders and includes a wealth of checklists to help teachers succeed with and understand hard-to-handle children. The author illustrates ways to help young children learn how to:
- Develop the ability to regulate their own behavior
- Solve problems
- Replace negative behaviors with positive ones
- Handle their emotions appropriately
- Succeed in the classroom and in everyday life
How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Preschoolers empowers teachers with the tools necessary for transforming a negative, disruptive classroom into a positive environment for learning.