Odd behavior strategies

Need tools to calm a student with Autism down before bad behaviors start? Here is a list of behavior strategies that work BEFORE the behavior!

Defiance, disrespectfulness, kids yelling “NO!” – this is what a teacher’s classroom management nightmares are made of! These days, most teachers may have had one or two defiant children in their class at some point, even all the way … Continue reading →

Working with kids and young adults who are oppositional can be challenging. Being oppositional might mean refusing to do work, breaking rules, and engaging in other challenging behaviors. The truth is, many kids can be oppositional from time to time, so many of these strategies work with all learner

Dealing with oppositional defiant disorder at home or in the classroom? We've got 18 ODD discipline tips to help with problem behaviors in a positive way!

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) are among the prevalent disruptive behaviors in both children and adolescents. These disorders are under the “Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders” in the fifth edition of the

After the beginning of the school year starting, are you noticing attention seeking behaviors in your special ed classroom? In this blog post, you can read my favorite strategies to use for attention seeking behaviors in children. The best place to start is by collecting data to see if the behavior is actually attention seeking. You can grab my data collecting sheets here to help. Then see my process of how I reduce the attention of the behavior, use a time out, and then replace the…

It’s popping up more and more in IEPs and 504s. Called Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), it’s marked by disobedient behavior toward authority. But what is it really? It’s a student who doesn’t want to be told what to do. They don’t want rules or ... Read more

In our diverse classrooms, we encounter a broad range of minds, each with its unique way of perceiving and interacting with the world. Among these, some students experience emotions and interactions more intensely than others, processing their environment with heightened sensitivity and responding with powerful expressions of their needs and feelings.

Got a kid with anger management issues and/or developmental delays like ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, or ODD? We're sharing 9 simple yet effective tips to teach you how to stay calm when your child is yelling so you can be more a patient, calm, and present parent.