The Kid Whisperer Podcast Featuring Scott Ervin and Pat Kiely: Episode 11
Topics in this episode include:
1. I am recently married and had my first child with my new husband. He has two other children of his own and there are several hands in the pot. When it comes to handling their severe behavioral challenges, the kid's biological mother, the very involved grandparents, the kid's babysitter, my husband and I are all coming from inconsistent directions in dealing with the behaviors. I know I need to help before my baby starts to pick up on the undesired behaviors (and discovering who in the family he can take advantage of as far as "getting away with things"). Where should I start?
2. I am just beginning to dabble in Behavioral Leadership and I have a child with some challenging behaviors. We are trying to get a handle on things at home and with the help of Behavioral Leadership, we are having a few wins. However, when my son goes to school, he is wrecking the place. He is hitting kids, flipping furniture, disrespecting the teacher, and the list goes on. The school he is attending uses clips that are proving to be completely useless. The school calls home nearly every day and wants us to come pick up my son. He LOVES when we come to pick him up. We've tried to talk to the school and tell them that this is reinforcing the behaviors, but they are not budging and seem unwilling to try something new to help. How should we have the conversation and what ideas can we share with the school to get them to stop sending him home every day?
3. I'm working on sub plans, and this thought arose. Do you have suggestions or a couple of "cheat sheet" techniques I could document in my sub notes to help a substitute teacher? I usually ask the substitute, if they have not had my students previously, to take the time to get to know them and for them to know the substitute; everything in my classroom revolves around relationships. I'd love to find a way to suggest some things beyond the "expected basics", which would make the day more pleasant and productive for both the sub and my students.