Behavior issues are on the rise in our kids these days, and it's often difficult for families and teachers to know how to manage these challenging issues. Here are 10 strategies for supporting kids who have defiant and oppositional tendencies!

"You Can't Make Me, But I Can Be Persuaded"
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"The New StrongWilled Child"
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"The Kazdin Method"
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"The Defiant Child"
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Websites:
https://www.aacap.org/aacap/families_...

https://www.webmd.com/mentalhealth/q...

Please get a SpeechLanguage Pathologist working with you if you're concerned about your child's communication development! Find one here:
https://find.asha.org/pro#f:@Provider=[SpeechLanguage%20Pathologist]

Inform yourself further through these resources . . .

http://www.icdl.com/education/tl/conn...

Fun play activities (with guidance):
http://www.hanen.org/HelpfulInfo/Fun...

Warning signs of a social/cognitive delay:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_warnings...

Echolalia
   • Echolalia  

Echolalia: Teaching Appropriate Greetings
   • Echolalia: Teaching Appropriate Greet...  

Echolalia: Practical Strategies
   • Echolalia: Teaching Appropriate Greet...  

Also check out . . .

Calming Activities:
   • Calming Activities For Children  

Teaching TurnTaking:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&vide...

Teaching How To Answer Yes/No Questions:
   • Video  

Teaching Commenting Skills:
   • Teaching Commenting Skills  

Using A Communication Book:
   • Using A Communication Book: Stage One  

Using Visuals With NonVerbal Kids:
   • Using Visuals With Nonverbal Kids  

Visual Cues:
   • Visual Cues  

Integrating Kids With Special Needs: Visual Prompts:
   • Integrating Kids With Special Needs, ...  

Visual Strategies book:
https://amzn.to/2KF5sFg

Laminator:
https://amzn.to/2s99Gxa

Sensory hints:
   • Video  

Find a sensorysmart Occupational Therapist:
https://www.sensorysmarts.com/find_an...

Discover some of the additional amazing equipment and resources I recommend here:
http://www.chirpcc.com/resources.html

Find out more about me and my life on my personal blog:
http://kittensfromthedarkside.blogspo...

Chirp is making church welcoming for people with special needs and their families; equipping families to provide excellent support for their developing children.

Thank you for watching and for caring about the kids in your life!