 Re: Dealing with a VERY difficult child in class
I had an annoying child in one of my classes - not as bad as your kid, by the sound of it, but still disruptive and annoying to me and the other kids in the class - and I tried positive reinforcement. I knew that the theory says it works, but after reading about it again in a book recently I decided to try it with this boy. Ignore the bad behaviour as much as possible, but praise any and every tiny thing that he might do right. I find touching is good too (as a female teacher): along with praise, give a quick stroke on the back of the hand, a shoulder squeeze, a stroke on the head if this is socially acceptable in your country. If he likes to sit on your lap he could well be responsive to a bit of physical affection.
As a completely ignorant layperson, I would also read up about ADD and ADHD and ways to deal with such behaviour. |