Good Kids, Difficult Behavior: A Guide To What Works And What Doesn't

Good Kids, Difficult Behavior: A Guide to What Works and What Doesn't

Review"...a great addition to our school system's teacher resources. Clear, concise, common sense and appropriate for today's students. Many of our principals are making it mandatory that their teachers read this." -- Jean Gaissert, LPC, Student Assistance Program Facilitator, Clayton County Public Schools, GA"For me, pages 102-105 about identifying a child's strengths are worth the price of admission all by themselves-but that happens again and again in this book full of great wisdom. Joyce Divinyi's views on choice and consequences are wonderfully useful and smart. -- Gavin de Becker, Bestselling author of The Gift of Fear and Protecting the Gift"Joyce Divinyi has answers that really work for today's kids who are often times "saddled" with problems of unbelievable proportions with firmness and love. I appreciate Joyce's approach of dealing with these kids." -- Sandra Kidd, Assistant Principal, Fayette County Schools, Georgia"Joyce has a rare understanding of the complexities of child behavior management. It is very easy to take a harsh and discipline approach, but it is more effective to be creative. I found the book very readable, practical and creative." --Jeff Turley, M.D., Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult PsychiatristWhy did my child do this? How could this have happened? A step-by-step guide that answers these questions and teaches parents, teachers, and other professionals practical ways to work with even the most non-responsive, discipline-resistant, hostile orFrom the AuthorAfter completing my training as a psychotherapist, I was asked to take over the management of a therapeutic group home for adolescents. In that situation and in my experience of training thousands of parents and professionals, I have seen well meaning and caring strategies get the exact opposite response from the ones t hey were trying to achieve with difficult children. I became determined to develop new approaches to working with these kids that would not only promote appropriate behavior, but would also encourage them to strive for personal success. The most rewarding experience in working with the toughest kinds of these kids for many years is when parents and professionals say to me, "This really works." The best part of what works is that it is a "Win Win" for everyone.From the Back CoverGood Kids, Difficult Behavior teaches... Why traditional disciplinary methods often backfire with difficult kids, Ten basic principles for encouraging positive, compliant behavior Guidelines for positive communication with difficult kids How to prevent or defuse antagonistic responses How to help impulsive children thing before they act Guidelines for working with attention deficit disorder childrenAbout the AuthorJoyce Divinyi, M.S., L.P.C.Psychotherapist, Author, LecturerJoyce Divinyi is a national expert on human behavior and the author of Good Kids, Difficult Behavior - A Guide to What Works and What Doesn't. As both a licensed professional counselor and a national certified counselor, she has over 20 years of experience in the field.She has taught thousands of educators, mental health professionals and parents from New York to California how to:a.. Identify the hidden signs of the potentially violent student. b.. Work with discipline-resistant and non-responsive children. c.. Communicate and work with the potentially violent student. d.. Teach children to make good decisions and think through their actions. e.. Prevent and respond to violence in schools and at home. f.. Identify those educators who are likely targets for potentially violent students. g.. Create safe environments.Ms. Divinyi has extensive experience working with troubled children and teens. She understands why improved security measures and discipline systems will not stop violence and the steps needed to create positive change. Ms. Divinyi has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including in-patient psychiatric facili