Plan A is imposing your will on expectation. I’ve used this in the classroom when students are not participating in a class expectation, such as completing an assignment or when they are distracting other students.
Plan B is collaborative problem solving. I’ve used this method several times. Every five weeks I teach a lesson on a skill such as regulating emotions or coping skills. We collaboratively think of ways to handle different situations.
I use plan C a lot and have always felt guilty about it until now. I take time to process what is happening, and also have an easier time addressing unmet expectations when I have time to think of solutions. At home, my husband always says I’m too easy on the kids and at school I feel guilty when I get observed and I don’t address the behavior right away. This technique works for me, because we all operate much better when not in the heat of the moment, and later can work on finding a solution. I feel much better knowing this an actual appropriate approach.
Plan B is collaborative problem solving. I’ve used this method several times. Every five weeks I teach a lesson on a skill such as regulating emotions or coping skills. We collaboratively think of ways to handle different situations.
I use plan C a lot and have always felt guilty about it until now. I take time to process what is happening, and also have an easier time addressing unmet expectations when I have time to think of solutions. At home, my husband always says I’m too easy on the kids and at school I feel guilty when I get observed and I don’t address the behavior right away. This technique works for me, because we all operate much better when not in the heat of the moment, and later can work on finding a solution. I feel much better knowing this an actual appropriate approach.