Challenging behavior / Charis L. Wahman & Janice K. Lee. editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Charis L. Wahman and Janice K. Lee -- Part one. Preventive practices. Becoming a social and emotional teacher: the hear of good guidance / Katherine M. Zinsser, Susanne A. Denham, and Timothy Curby -- Culturally responsive strategies to support young children with challenging behavior / Charis L. Wahman and Elizabeth Steed -- Culturally appropriate positive guidance with young children / Zeynep Isik-Ercan -- Understanding young children's play: seeing behavior through the lens of attachment theory / Shulamit N. Ritblatt and Sascha Longstreth -- Outdoor recess matters! Preventing and reducing children's challenging behavior on the playground / Hsiu-Wen Yang, Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Paddy Cronin Favazza, Yusuf Akemo�glu, W. Catherine Cheung, and Katherine Aronson-Ensign -- Part two. Targeted practice. Building meaningful relationships: tips for children who display challenging behavior / Cecilia Scott-croff and Sori Palacio -- A three-step approach: promoting young children's self-regulation and language during conflict / Kyla McRoy, Hope K. Gerde, and Laurie Linscott -- Instead of discipline, use guidance / Dan Gartrell -- Responses to challenging behavior: why some common strategies don't work and what to do instead / Keri Giordano, Emily Kokkinakis, and Briana Calcagno-Davi -- Part three: Intensive and individualized practices. Becoming a better behavior detective: applying a developmental and contextual lens on behavior to promote social and emotional development / Claire D. Vallotton, Jennifer A. Mortensen, Melissa M. Burnham, Kalli B. Decker, and Marjorie Beeghly -- Functional assessment and positive behavior support: the role of early learning program leaders and teachers / Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky -- Reducing challenging behavior during transitions: strategies for early childhood educators to share with parents / Anne M. Butler and Michaelene M Ostrosky.

Addressing challenging behavior is a daily concern for early childhood educators. It's estimated that roughly 10 to 14 percent of children from birth to 5 years old demonstrate serious behavioral concerns, resulting in significant impacts to their learning and social interactions. Children engage in challenging behavior for many different reasons; preventing and responding to that behavior begins with understanding why it occurs. This book curates and organizes articles from Young Children and Teaching Young Children. Each article in this collection is accompanied by questions to prompt deeper thinking on the content. With this resource, fully see and hear children as you honor and support their well-being, as well as your own. -- Provided by publisher.