How can early intervention reduce defiant behavior and win back teaching time?

Question

How can early intervention reduce defiant behavior and win back teaching time?

Answer 1

If a child get agressive(?), people may try to have as little contact as possible with the child. Including teacher.

Answer 2

Even without the term "defiant" you can provide early intervention to assist the student so that they can learn the skills later on to not be "disruptive" in the class. However, an EA (Educational Assistant) might be required to do some individual work with the person until the student can manage on their own.

I was once told that if you are a strict teacher at the beginning and ease up in the end of the year it will be far better than to be an easy teacher at the beginning and get harder on teh students at the end. They will revolt.

Answer 3

Children in early intervention often display behaviors that could be described as defiant.  Sometimes this is because they are used to getting their own way at home.  Other times it is their way of interacting with their environment, either because of a disability they have or because they simply have not learned another way.  Often the best way to reduce negative behaviors is to focus on the positive behaviors and give as little attention as possible to negative ones.  Set up a star chart and start catching the kids being good.  Give a child a star for sitting down during circle time, for staying with the group, for sharing toys with a friend, etc.  Set up a "quiet time" place in the room.  If a child begins tantruming, simply move them to the quiet time spot, do not say anything and give them no eye-contact.  If they try to leave the spot, move them back.  When they start to quiet down, tell them you like the way they are sitting quietly and ask if they are ready to try again.  Then remind them that if they cry/hit/throw items/etc, they will need to go back to the quiet time area to calm down.  Most kids love to be praised and they love attention.  But some kids need to learn that they can get attention for doing the right thing, since at home they might only get attention when they act up.  Catch them being good, let them know you're proud of them, and you'll have a room full of kids trying to please you.

Answer 4

Hmmmm  How is "defiant" currrently defined in our very close to fascist culture?  Anyone with an ounce of creativity and independent thinking, who questions the reality of the propaganda he/she is being "taught" perhaps  ? :))