Say “OUCH” to
challenging behaviors
O = Observe
U = Understand
C = Change
H = Help
A child with challenging behaviors may need help to learn new
skills or alternative ways to cope with frustration. Other children
and adults may need help to understand how he is unique, what
his strengths are, and where he has difficulty. The child will
need your support to understand himself better and in time learn
to manage his own challenges. Offer your help, and realize the
opportunity you have to expand your own understanding, patience,
skills and compassion.
Michael’s mother gives him a small
pebble to hold in his pocket when he misses her. His teacher
shares an activity she thinks he’ll like before his peers
arrive.
Finally, remember to get the help YOU need to take care
of yourself and those affected by the challenging behaviors which
exhaust and frustrate us all. You need to stay healthy, rest,
eat well, train, strategize, practice and reflect, just as you
would for any difficult challenge. You may even want to ask the
child’s
family and others who care for kids to join your team, and perhaps
find yourselves a good coach!
Just remember to say, O.U.C.H! |
