Product Details

• Actors: Grace Hanlon, Susan Hart Bell, Victoria Carr, Dawn Denno, Lawrence J. Johnson
• Directors: Callie Lasch
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Edvantage Media Inc.
• DVD Release Date: March 17, 2006
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EOU4KI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,720 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Video Librarian, July 2005

..educational and enlightening look at how experienced professionals deal with violent meltdowns and other "challenging" situations.. Highly recommended (4 STARS)

Product Description

This insightful program (DVD) gives educators and parents the opportunity to observe firsthand the techniques used by teachers, in a state of the art preschool and research facility, effectively managing children with challenging behaviors. The esteemed authors of the book, "Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings; Creating a Place for All Children" offer their expert advice, which is then implemented in the classroom. This program includes: 1.)Live classroom footage of teachers effectively defusing actual crisis situations such as: tantrums, fighting, noncompliance, separation anxiety and other inappropriate behaviors in young children. 2.)How to model problem solving strategies and language. 3.)How to be an active listener to create and environment that fosters learning while giving students the skills to solve problems on their own.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars What to do when a child starts kicking and screaming, December 21, 2007

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a.m. hernandez (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Challenging Behaviors in Young Children. Techniques and Solutions. (DVD)

I ran across this DVD in the library at the preschool I work at. Though a bit dated, the DVD gives great strategies, from talking to children to understanding why some children are defiant, for beginning teachers and parents. In the video, a child starts to kick and scream when she can't sit next to her friend during circle. How does the teacher respond? Amazingly. She removes the child from the room, lest she hurt another child. The child starts to punch and kick at the teacher. The teacher tells her you need to calm down your body. I can't let you go back inside until you calm down your body. Finally, after what seems an eternity, the child calms down and the teacher has a drawn out conversation with the child, acknowledging the child's anger, and brainstorming ways of how the child could have approached her feeling of injustice differently. The dvd goes on to cover such problems as children who won't clean up or tear up other children's work, seperation anxiety, logical and natural consequences. The price is hefty, so I'd suggest that you get your school/company to pay for it. The DVD is great information but not worth paying when there are newer videos and books on the market.

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing and startling, August 16, 2006

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Kevin J. Birch (pt. pleasant,nj usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Challenging Behaviors in Young Children. Techniques and Solutions. [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I found this program to be extremely helpful. I purchased this video for my daughter's school and found it to be extremely helpful dealing with temper tantrums of children. I would recommend this video to all parents and educators working with yound children.