| How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Preschoolers: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators Contributor(s): Appelbaum, Maryln (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412970032 ISBN-13: 9781412970037 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: This book for early childcare providers and educators of children ages 2 to 5 provides strategies, tips, and techniques for managing all kinds of behavioral disorders, from ADHD to Tourette's syndrome and from bipolar disorder to oppositional defiant disorder. Written in an easy-to-read style and with easy-to-implement ideas that any teacher can pick up and use right away, this resource provides a comprehensive overview of the most common kinds of behavioral disorders and guidelines for meeting students' needs within an inclusive environment. The author provides strategies to help preschool children: Develop the ability to self-regulate their behavior whether or not an adult is present Learn how to problem solve Learn positive alternative behaviors to replace negative behaviors Learn how to handle their emotions appropriately Succeed not only in the classroom, but also in life |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - General - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) |
| Dewey: 371.192 |
| LCCN: 2008037559 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (0.6 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discover the key to better management of children's challenging behaviors! This book provides educators of children ages 2 to 5 with strategies, tips, and techniques for managing various behavioral challenges and learning disabilities. Packed with hundreds of easy-to-implement ideas, this user-friendly resource provides a comprehensive overview of disorders from ADHD to Tourette's syndrome and offers guidelines for meeting students' needs within an inclusive environment. The author illustrates ways to help young children learn how to:
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Contributor Bio(s): Appelbaum, Maryln S.: - Maryln Appelbaum is well-known internationally as an outstanding authority on children, education, and families. She has worked as a teacher, an administrator, and a therapist and has been a consultant throughout the United States. She has written more than 30 how-to books geared exclusively for educators and parents. She has been interviewed on television and radio talks shows and has been quoted in newspapers including USA Today. She owns a seminar training company, Appelbaum Training Institute, with her son, Marty Appelbaum, and they and their speakers train educators all over the world. She has master's degrees in both psychology and education and completed her doctoral studies in both education and psychology. Appelbaum's influence impacts the entire globe with her thoughts for the day that go out to thousands of educators via e-mail daily. Her strategies have been implemented in schools across the world successfully. There is not a day that goes by that someone does not contact her at Appelbaum Training Institute to tell her "thank you." Those "thank you's" come from teachers, administrators, parents, and students whose lives have been impacted by Maryln. Appelbaum's books and her talks are always packed with strategies for success. She is a positive, motivational, dynamic, caring, one-of-a-kind difference maker for the world. |
