Discipline Help: You Can Handle Them All

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Primary Causes of Misbehavior

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Attention

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Power

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Revenge

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Self-Confidence

Primary Needs Being Revealed

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Hunger

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Thirst

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Air

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Rest

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Escape from Pain

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Elimination of Waste

Secondary Needs Being Revealed

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Gregariousness

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Aggression

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Affiliation

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Inquisitiveness

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Achievement

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Power

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Status

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Autonomy

Primary Needs Being Revealed

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Gender/Identity

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Introduction

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Behavior

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Effects

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Primary Causes of Misbehavior

Primary Needs Being Revealed

Secondary Needs Being Revealed

Methods, Procedures, and Techniques

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Mistakes

Behaviors

Before you can begin trying to change a child's behavior, you have to properly identify that behavior. The identification must be specific—for example, The Talker, The Cheater, or The Bully.

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All Behaviors
1.	The Agitator
2.	The Alibier
3.	The Angel
4.	The Angry
5.	The Animal
6.	The Apathetic
7.	The Apple Polisher
8.	The Arrogant
9.	The Attention Demander
10.	The Authority Pusher
11.	The Blabbermouth
12.	The Blurter
13.	The Bully
14.	The Cheater
15.	The Chiseler
16.	The Class Clown
17.	The Clique
18.	The Complainer
19.	The Con Artist
20.	The Crier (Who Claims Foul)
21.	The Crier (Who Sheds Tears)
22.	The Defier
23.	The Destroyer
24.	The Disorganized
25.	The Disrespectful
26.	The Disrupter
27.	The Distracter
28.	The Do-Nothing
29.	The Dreamer
30.	The Exaggerator
31.	The Excuse/Alibi Maker
32.	The Exploder
33.	The Failer
34.	The Fighter
35.	The Follower
36.	The Forgetter
37.	The Foulmouth
38.	The Fun Seeker
39.	The Goer
40.	The Goldbrick
41.	The Gossip
42.	The Greedy
43.	The Griper
44.	The Habitual Absentee
45.	The Hater
46.	The Hider
47.	The Hyperactive
48.	"I Can't"
49.	"I Don't Care"
50.	"I Won't Do It"
51.	The "Idiot" Syndrome
52.	The Immature
53.	The Indifferent
54.	The Influencer
55.	The Intellectual Show-Off
56.	The Interrupter
57.	The Irresponsible
58.	The Know-It-All
59.	The Last Worder
60.	The Late Arriver
61.	The Lazy
62.	The Lewd
63.	The Liar
64.	The Loner
65.	The Loudmouth
66.	The Lover
67.	The Manipulator
68.	The Name Caller
69.	The Negative Group
70.	The Noisemaker
71.	The Noncompleter
72.	The Nonparticipator
73.	"Not My Fault"
74.	The Objector
75.	The Overly Aggressive
76.	The Pest
77.	The Petty Rules Breaker
78.	The Pouter
79.	The Procrastinator
80.	The Questioner
81.	The Rabble Rouser
82.	The Rebel
83.	The Repeater
84.	The Rude
85.	Satisfied with Second Place
86.	The Scrapper
87.	The Selfish
88.	The Shadow
89.	The Show-Off
90.	The Shy
91.	The Sidetracker
92.	The Skipper
93.	The Sleeper
94.	The Smart Aleck
95.	The Smartmouth
96.	The Sneak
97.	The Snob
98.	The Snoop
99.	The Snotty
100.	The Spoiled Darling
101.	The Stewer
102.	The Swearer
103.	The Talker
104.	Talks Back
105.	The Tardy
106.	The Tattletale
107.	The Teaser
108.	The Test Challenger
109.	The Thief
110.	The Traveler
111.	The Troublemaker
112.	The Truant
113.	The Underachiever
114.	The Unprepared
115.	The Vindictive
116.	The Whiner

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		*We are labeling behaviors, not children!* For the sake of convenience, we will describe behaviors with terms such as The Whiner or The Interrupter. Never use such labels when talking to—or about—children! Doing so could cause many new problems and seriously damage the parent-child relationship. Seek professional assistance! Many behaviors--or changes in behavior--can signal an underlying emotional or mental health issue. Don't hesitate to contact your child's school social worker, counselor, or doctor for any concerns you may have.


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