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oppositional defiant disorder in 4 year old

by lynn

Sep 21, 2017

Hi all. We have a challenging 4 year old student that has classic oppositional defiant disorder symptoms. He defies authority, wants to do the opposite of what the teachers want, even if he said he wanted to do the activity just minutes before, yells out that he wants to go home, etc. We are documenting all this behavior and will speak with parents...See More

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flacka I had an ODD child in my K class a few years ago and it was, to put it mildly, a "challenging" year. Before I describe what I did, I will tell you that the behavior did get better but it got worse before it got better so hang on, it's going to be a bumpy ride! It's all about power and I was NOT going to get into a power struggle with him!

...See MoreI had an ODD child in my K class a few years ago and it was, to put it mildly, a "challenging" year. Before I describe what I did, I will tell you that the behavior did get better but it got worse before it got better so hang on, it's going to be a bumpy ride! It's all about power and I was NOT going to get into a power struggle with him!

I gave him a quiet spot away from the group where he could go when he needed to but I could still see him at circle time. If he moved way into the area so I couldn't see him (power), I moved where I sat in the circle so he was never out of eyesight. He went there a lot at the beginning but he was usually also paying attention. I didn't care where he was sitting as long as he wasn't bothering anyone and was paying attention.

The biggest thing I did was to give him choices, 2 *appropriate* choices - you may sit on the rug for circle time or in a chair, you may get in line with the class or hold my hand as we walk in the hall, etc. So, he had the "power" to make a choice but it was always limited to 2 choices and I could live with either one. If he didn't make a choice when asked (power) I said I'd give him a min. to decide and if he didn't make a choice then I would. He would sometimes wait (power) so I would choose but I would choose the one that I didn't want as much and he would immediately choose the other one which was one I wanted. (If the choices were to walk in the hall with the class or hold my hand in the hall, I would choose walking with me so he would then want the other choice of walking with the class). Whatever choice he made and whenever he made it, I would say "good choice".

This all sounds good but it took awhile for him to realize that I wasn't going to give in to him, so he tested and tried to break me but I stood my ground and he backed down. I had to call the office on more than one occasion because he wouldn't comply and it wasn't easy but he finally got with the program. The fact that his mother was mentally ill didn't help things but we did get her on board with the 2 choices only hers weren't "appropriate" choices but we did the best we could.

UPDATE: He was in a self contained ED class for 1st and 2nd grade and then transitioned back to general ed for the rest of the years he was at my school and was OK in gen. ed.

Oct 9, 2017

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RonaldJanson Nice Post ...

Dec 5, 2018

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Head Start Lead Teacher Interview... Please Help!!!

by liveloveteach

Jun 11, 2018

I have an interview coming up for a lead teaching position at a HeadStart in the Montgomery, Alabama area. I recently graduated from AUM with a bachelors in Education and will be dual certified in Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education. This will be the very first interview I have had since graduating from college. Is there anything I...See More

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Nicole/MO Be sure that you are able to articulate your philosophy of early childhood education. If you are interviewing at Head Start, familiarize yourself with their mission statement and theory of instruction. Your should be able to verbalize your knowledge about these topics: play based learning, Piaget, constructive based learning, High Scope's approach ...See More

Jun 19, 2018

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Interview

by Jasmine Wylie

Apr 26, 2018

Hello, my name is Jasmine. I have a project for Early Childhood Education class and we are to interview a preschool teacher and ask them to answer these following questions. If you are not busy it would be gladly appreciated if you could answer these 10 questions in your perspective. Thank you.

1. How do you identify children's ...See More

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Dropping to the ground

by Laura

Mar 26, 2018

Hi all! I'm a daycare teacher for 3 year olds. I'm having some behavior issues with some kids and could really use advice. I have several kids that when it's circle time, lunch time or center time I try to give them a 5 minute heads up of what about to happen to help transition them. The time approaches and I walk over to them and say something lik...See More

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Stacey I teach this age and you have to keep them very busy. You also have to be stern with them from the start. If you loose control of the class when they first come in you will not be able to gain it very easily. Classroom management is very important for this age group. If you have a few select troublesome children then speak to your director or the p...See More

Apr 25, 2018

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CHOUEIFAT ACADEMY(HOME TUTIONS)

by Mr Khatana

Feb 18, 2018

I am very gentle, hardworking, elegant, charming,

naturally kind, and like balance of fairness.

I have good critical faculty and look impartially at

matters which call for an impartial judgment to be made .

My character is on the whole balanced. I am sensitive to the needs

of others. I am very social hum...See More

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Advice

by Chloe

Feb 11, 2018

HI. I've just started work in a nursery in the preschool room. The children seem to be running about doing as they please. There are activities but the children aren't really accessing them. Should there be some circle time, adult interaction, direct teaching of some kind?

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Early Childhood Eduation

by Hazel

Jan 31, 2018

I am doing an essay and one question I have to answer is...

How have the History and Current Issues of Early Childhood Education influenced your philosophy?

Im not sure how to put that into an essay

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Check out the CHATROOM

by Childwisper

Jan 3, 2018

Are you having as much fun with your three and 4-year-old preschoolers

I am having a BLAST and so are the children I give them plenty of choices

and creativity and most of the time I go with the flow of the class for the day.

We laugh as we are learning and we motivate each other while we are having fun learning.We use w...See More

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The value of art activities

by Ibtissam Slimani Idrissi

Nov 10, 2017

Hello everybody,

I am an Early Childhood Education student. I am looking for help with this question: What is the value of activities that result in recognizable art products from young children?

Thank you in advance.

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