Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: The Leader’s Role

There is no single script or one right answer. But with the realistic and practical strategies in this book, directors and administrators of early childhood programs and principles of schools can develop the skills to build a team that works together to support all children and staff. Topics includeDefining your role as a leader and creating a positive social climateRecognizing the messages children are communicating with their behaviorExamining the effects of your own and teachers’ biases and expectations on behaviorGuiding teachers to develop strategies for preventing and responding effectively to challenging behavior, focusing on building relationshipsCollaborating with familiesUnderstanding the effects of trauma on behavior and implementing trauma-informed practicesYour support and guidance can make all the difference in the ability of teachers, children, families, and the program itself to flourish.Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: The Leader’s Role is written by Barbara Kaiser; Judy Sklar Rasminsky and published by The National Association for the Education of Young Children. ISBNs for Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: The Leader’s Role are 9781938113901, 193811390X and the print ISBNs are 9781938113895, 1938113896.