About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Are Behavior Problems on the Rise?
Questions This Book Will Answer
1. Handling Social Misbehavior
The Social and Emotional Brain
Pathways of Emotional Signals
What Leads to Social Misbehavior?
Interventions for Handling Social Misbehavior
Dealing With Social Anxieties
Using Social Stories to Modify Behavior
A Case Study: Using a Social Story for a Verbally Aggressive Student
A Social Story for Angry Students
2. Dealing With Impulsive Behavior
What Leads to Impulsivity and Violent Behavior?
Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine
An Important Word About Testosterone
Ignorance of Rules of Behavior
Some Strategies for Controlling Impulsive Behavior
Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
Putting Impulsive Problem Behavior in a Social Context
Using Picture Books to Curb Impulsive Anger or Anxiety
Other Suggested Strategies
3. Teaching Self-Control Through Self-Verbalization
Are Children Learning Self-Control?
Brain Structures for Self-Control
Do Mirror Neurons Play a Role in Self-Control?
Helping Students Regain Self-Control
Verbal Self-Contol of Aggressive, Defiant, or Other Behavior
"Say No and Walk Away" to Resist Peer Pressure
Self-Control Through Self-Talk and Self-Monitoring
Self-Monitoring for Other Problem Behaviors
Self-Control Through Self-Rating of Emotional Intensity
4. Managing the Behavior of Boys
Gender Differences in Behavior
Genetic and Environmental Factors
Some Research Findings on Behavioral Differences
Using Research-Based Strategies
Movement-Based Instruction and Classroom Management
Boy-Friendly Instruction and Discipline
The Responsibility Strategy
The Rise of Cyberbullying
Bullying Versus Cyberbullying
Dealing With Cyberbullying
5. Building Positive Relationships With Troubled Students
Relationships and Research
Insights From Neuroscience
Developing Teacher-Student Relationships
The Importance of Positive Relationships With and for Students
Reaching Unreachable Students With Dialogue Journals
The Lunch Bunch: An Educator's Idea
Managing Serious Behavior Problems Through Adult Mentoring
6. Using Peer Relationships to Modify Behavior
Examining Peer Relationships
Dealing With Peer Influence: A Two-Edged Sword
Peer-Mediated Behavior Management Strategies
Peer-Mediated Anger Management
Factors to Consider in Peer Mediation
Peer Confrontation to Curb Misbehavior
The Mystery Motivator/Mystery Character Intervention to Decrease Inappropriate Behavior
Group Contingency Interventions
7. Managing Oppositional Behavior
What Is Oppositional Behavior?
Causes of Oppositional Behavior
Students With Oppositional Behavior in the Classroom
Teacher Knowledge of Oppositional Behavior
Teacher Frustration and Countercontrol
Defiant Students: Explosions Waiting to Happen
Avoiding Triggers for Misbehavior in the Classroom
Teaching Students to Relax
What About Oppositional Defiant Disorder? (ODD)
8. Developing Positive Self-Esteem
The Nature of Self-Esteem
Guidelines for Building Self-Esteem
Building a New Perspective on the Troubled Student: The Strength-Based Assessment
What Is Strength-Based Assessment?
Motivation and Attribution Retraining
Motivation Research and Attribution Theory
The "Shine My Light" Strategy
9. Putting It All Together
Educational Climate: Are We Happy Here?
What Is Classroom Climate?
Successful Behavior Management in the Classroom
Assessing Classroom Climate
Classrom Management and Cultural Diversity
Guidelines for Managing Diverse Classes
Positive Behavioral Supports in the Classroom
What Are Positive Behavioral Supports?
The Functional Assessment of Behavior
The Behavioral Improvement Plan
Multitiered Interventions and the Student Support Team
Appendix
Glossary
References
Resources
Index
