Motivating a Child to Read
Question: How do you motivate a child to read when they are having a lot of trouble with it?Myrna Shure: I’m assuming the child is old enough to be able to read and the child is behind grade level and...
View ArticleDisobedient Child
Question: I am a first-year teacher in a Head Start classroom and I have a child in my classroom who is a foster child. This child disobeys me, cusses at me, kicks me, hits me and scratches me. I am...
View ArticleDealing with Separation Issues
Question: I’m a new Kindergarten teacher, and I have been told that one of the children in my class this fall cries a lot and has trouble separating from his Mom. What are some things that I can do to...
View ArticleAnxiety in the Classroom
Question: Last Spring I was a teacher aide in a kindergarten classroom and there was a student who had anxiety problems at least once a week. Sometimes he would just break down and start crying and...
View ArticleMy Child Has Mood Swings
Question: My son is 4 years old. He is cheerful most of the time, especially when we are with others. However, sometimes he has mood swings, and starts shouting at us. For example, we were drawing...
View ArticleSadness Over Losing a Toy
Question: My two-year old recently released a balloon into the air and got very emotional as it flew away. He has pointed to the sky and cried a couple of times each day for over a week ever since....
View ArticleDisruptive in Preschool
Question: My son is four years old and in Pre-K. His teacher said that he has been very disruptive during nap time. He makes funny noises, laughs and kicks the other kids, ruining nap time for...
View ArticleAn Angry Child
Question: I have a 6-year-old that seems to have a problem with the classroom aide. If she knows the aide is going to be at school, she doesn’t want to go. I had a conference at the beginning of the...
View ArticleAggression and the Media
Question: I have a child in my class for the second year in a row who is aggressive with the other children and uses inappropriate language. He is allowed to watch movies as home such as “Halloween,”...
View ArticleA Whining Child
Question: My daughter is 8 and in second grade. She does excellent in school, wonderful report cards, however at home it is a different story. She whines, fights, and argues with her little brother...
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