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Challenging Behaviors Part 2 Handout
Challenging Behaviors Part 3 Handout
PBIS Worksheet
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Part 3 Cheat Sheet
Challenge Worksheets
Top Resources Part 2
The main blog on the content from today's session (with additional resources): https://www.thriving-together.com/post/communicating-with-young-children-is-easy-or-is-it
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Other Thriving Together BLOGS on Challenging Behaviors: https://www.thriving-together.com/blog/categories/challenging-behaviors
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Two Videos from the Presentation:
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Thriving Together Youtube Videos:
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"Naptime Nugget Videos" on working with challenging behaviors and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVbxeqw6fZlApmqRY2Tnh6w
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Video: Addressing the “Why” Behind the Behavior - https://youtu.be/UFmV3ybkCz8
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Using Intentional Reinforcement: Grow Happy, Successful, & Well-Behaved Kids https://youtu.be/cAaOx1vVaZ4
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Prevent Challenging Behaviors by Giving the Child their Wishes in Fantasy! https://youtu.be/r6yasDMvK9s
Facebook Group - The Challenging Behavior Support Network
Tool to Build Relationships:
Have you Filled Your Bucket Today?
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Video reading the book - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EuemNAo6XE
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All sorts of free materials! - https://bucketfillers101.com/free-resources/
Helping Hands ideas from CSEFEL (Booknook for “Hands are Not for Hitting” with many other ways to teach the skills to prevent this challenge!) - http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/booknook/hands/hands_new.pdf
CSEFEL: Promoting Children's Success: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments: http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/modules/module1/handout5.html
Giving Praise to reduce negative behaviors and promote positive: https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/wp-content/uploads/misc_media/fss/pdfs/2018/fss_behaviro_specific_praise.pdf
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Tool and Resources to Build Skills:
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Thriving Together Blogs on Promoting Self-Control and Emotional Intelligence: https://www.thriving-together.com/blog/categories/self-control
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Top Resources Part 3
Video explaining the why children behave disrespectfully, caregiving styles that promote respect, and discipline techniques that work for dealing with the disrespect (for review or if you want to share with others) - This blog (and its resource links) incorporates MUCH of our learning in both Working with Challenging Behaviors Parts 3 and 4.
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Disrespectful Children: Where do they come from (the “why” behind the behavior): https://www.thriving-together.com/post/naptime-nugget-53-disrespectful-children-where-do-they-come-from
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Teaching Kids to be Respectful: This has the outline of caregiving styles we discussed: https://www.thriving-together.com/post/teaching-kids-to-be-respectful-caregiving-that-gets-the-respect-you-deserve
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Then, “Effective Discipline Techniques for Dealing with Disrespect” - https://www.thriving-together.com/post/dealing-with-disrespect
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If you missed parts 1-2, you can now take our Self-Paced learning course that 100% of participants recommend! - https://www.thriving-together.com/on-demand
Videos on the Effective Strategies:
Finding the “Yes” Within the “No” - A description of the strategy and five examples of where it can be applied: https://youtu.be/MFAJSBLvzZA
Magically transforming Morning Mayhem: https://youtu.be/TQxD17a3Aws
Routine Support Guides:
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Family Routine Based Support Guide: https://challengingbehavior.org/docs/Positive-Solutions_Family-Routine_Guide.pdf
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Classroom Routine Support Guide Early Elementary K-2nd grade - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6363f467ea3d6f45c5dfb9ca/t/63656a37b9e2291d70b6258e/1667590724867/classroom_routine_guide-k_to_2nd_gr.pdf
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Collected ideas: https://challengingbehavior.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ttyc_guide.pdf
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