How do emotionally disturbed kids get disciplined at school and home?

Question

How do emotionally disturbed kids get disciplined at school and home?

Answer 1

Oh common now. that is why they have special classes and special teachers.  We want to keep these kids safe too.

time out would be about all they should suffer from.

Answer 2

Discipline is something that has to be tailored to each child. You may try going to a school for emotionally challenged children and ask about options they choose for the particular problem the child you need answers for has.

Answer 3

A lot of structure and patience.  (This is at school anyway, I can't vouch for home, but if the school and home work together the child has a higher chance of success!)

Answer 4

A buggy whip.

Answer 5

While there is no one right or wrong way to discipline a child who is emotionally disturbed there are a few general guidlines.  The biggest thing is consistancy, depending on the child and what works best it NEEDS to be consistant.  If one day a child is punished for screaming and someone and the next day it is ignored it will start to confuse the child.  

Another thing that I have found that works well is rewarding the good behavior more than you punish the bad behavior.  Children love to be told that they are doing something good so that positive reinforcement helps a lot.  Also if you give the child something to work for, say a later bed time or a new toy that they have been wanting, or extra time at recess, they are more likely to strive for that good behavior to get what they want.  

Overall it needs to be an individual thing for an individual child but be consistant with whatever you do.

Answer 6

They are treated as normal kids, but anyone who needs to punish them has to be ready to defend themselves in case the kid reacts violently.

Answer 7

they have medicine

Answer 8

Students who are in and ED class usually have an individual behavioral plan. Many times they get to help develop it and have rewards as well as conquences.  It depends on the child and their individual situation. At home it depends on how involved the parents are. Some will follow the plan from school and others will have their own that work or ignore the child and nothing is done.

Answer 9

Well I can't say how they get disciplined at home, but usually schools will have a BIP (Behavior Plan that is part of an IEP) in order that states what actions should be taken in any situation.  Schools vary in the way they handle children with this disorder, so it is not fair to say there is only ONE correct way of addressing this issue!

If this is a concern of yours, I would speak with school officials about their suggested methods.

Answer 10

wow those were S****y answers.

school- they go to the bd class if they are bad, at home really depends on the parents, the reason they are emotionally disturbed probly has to do with the parents and some sort of abuse going on there.

Answer 11

they get sent to moral kombat, anger management, crazy doctor people, or talk heart to heart with there teachers/parents or just ignored

Answer 12

A lot of them don't deserve an education.

Answer 13

Mental kids probably do not get into as much trouble as other kids. At school and home they probably get more attention and are treated nicer because they have a problem.

Yet some kids may get into more trouble because they dont understand why things are wrong.

Answer 14

depends on which family your talking about they all raise they're kids differently to each other.

Answer 15

Most kids today that have the ED label are not ED at all. Most are just acting out poor behaviors that they have learned because those behaviors are reinforced by rewarding the child with a lot of attention. A truly ED child is ED in every setting (school, church, grocery store, etc.) Because most students labeled ED are not, you will often see a huge disconnect in intervention strategies between home and school.

Parents of truly ED students may utilize:

Medical interventions (which include long and short term hospitalizations, administering a variety of medications, psychiatric treatments, regular visits to pediatricians, etc)

Developing a consistent daily regimens

Avoiding situations that are too socially stimulating

Using short term rewards systems to reinforce good behavior

Using verbal de-escalation skills

Using safe physical management techniques when the child experiences a "meltdown"

The same things are help at school.

Answer 16

It depends on the family.  They can't just be lumped into one big group and have it said, "they're disciplined by such and such method."  

Some may not be disciplined at all, and others may get whipped by a drunken father...and everything in between.  They could be emotionally disturbed for any number of reasons...but they're certainly not easy to parent.

Answer 17

duct tape.