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Taking the Bite Out of Challenging Behaviors in
Young Children
By Dr. Angela Searcy
708-845-2343
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Dr. Angela Searcy [email protected] 708-845-2343
Dr. Angela Searcy holds a B.A. degree in English andsecondary education with teacher certification though thestate of Illinois and a M.S. degree in early childhooddevelopment from Erikson Institute, with aspecialization in Infant Studies and a Doctorate inEducation. Her research centers around brain-basedlearning and it’s correlation to aggressive behaviors inpreschool children.
Angela is the owner and founder of Simple SolutionsEducational Services, has over 25 years of experiencein the field of education. She has acted as an professionaldevelopment provider for Center on the Social andEmotional Foundations for Early Learning(CSEFEL) at Vanderbilt University. Angela currentlyis an adjunct online professor at Erikson Institute and aprofessional development provider for TeachingStrategies, LLC, Kaplan Early Learning and EriksonInstitute for Child Development.
A former associate at the Neuropsychology DiagnosticCenter in Orland Park, Illinois, Angela has specializedtraining in neuroscience and is a nationally recognizedspeaker. She has been featured on Chicago’s WGNChannel 9 News, Chicago Public Radio’s ChicagoMatters, Chicago Parent and Chicago Baby Magazines
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YouTube! My YouTube Channel
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Research Shows Challenging Behaviors Are COMMON Among Young Children
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Prevention is the Best intervention!
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Make Sure Your Child Can HEAR and SEE! Make Sure the is no medical reason for behavior
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Move past WHAT to WHY! I have a sensory need!
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Sensory need, anxious, etc. Get some chewlery from https://www.especialneeds.com Get some gum!
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Why? Few words!
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Lifeprint.comMore
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Why? I am Hungry!
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Why? I am Bored!
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Why? I Want Something I Cannot Have
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Why? I am Frustrated!
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Blow off some steam!
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Turtle Technique at www.vanderbilt.edu/practicalstrategies
Recognize
that you
feel angry.
“Think”
Stop.
Go into shell. Take 3 deep breathes. And think calm, coping thoughts.
Come out of shell when calm and think of a solution.
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Use Tools to Help Me Calm Down…
Calm down
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Trip To the Library Without Preventions
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Why? I don’t know where we are going!
Social Story
Cue Cards
Mini-Schedule
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Make Your “Expectations” Clear
• Tell your child what to do instead of what not
to do. 3 more swings and we will leave. 2 more bites, 5 more mintues, etc.
• Clearly and simply state what you expect your child to do.
• Have age-appropriate expectations.
• Use age-appropriate language. Young children have difficulty with contractions (two words that are combined to form one, such as “don’t” and “can’t”). 23
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Say the DO instead of the Don’t
• Stop yelling!
• Don’t throw your toys!
• Stop bothering your sister!.
• Cut it out.
• Use your inside voice
• Your toys go here or you need a ball
• Use kind words
• Try to use kind words and hands
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I won’t clean up!
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Why? I don’t know the steps to cleaning
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I don’t know what “tidy” looks like
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I won’t do my homework!
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I won’t go to bed
Consult your doctor
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I am scarred of Monsters!
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I won’t get up in the morning!
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Why? There are TOO Many directions!!!
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I wont get dressed! Why? I am still developing fine motor skills
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I won’t eat! WHY? I don’t know what this IS!!!!
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Make Sure there is NO medical reason
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I am cranky! WHY I am a little kid!!!
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When You child Flips OUT! FLIP the Script
• Find out the reason if there is a medical cause –hearing,vision, reflux
• Let it take time to work! You are in it for the long haul
• Inform your self about your child’s stage of development
• Pick your battles! As long as you are safe
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