Four Steps

The Fighter

I.	Behavior
II.	Effects
III.	Action
IV.	Mistakes

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Introduction
I.	Behavior
II.	Effects
III.	Action
	Primary Causes of Misbehavior
	Primary Needs Being Revealed
	Secondary Needs Being Revealed
	Methods, Procedures, and Techniques
IV.	Mistakes

Behavior Information

The Fighter

Behavior: Specific attitudes and actions of this child at home and/or at school.

1. Continually involved in physical fights with other children.
   
   
2. Has a need to be first, best, or strongest.
   
   
3. Has a fighting mentality. Therefore, tends to fight before he/she thinks.
   
   
4. Continually complains to the teacher about other kids, schoolwork, fairness, etc.
   
   
5. Sees him/herself as being always right and never wrong.
   
   
6. Gains some pleasure from antagonizing and hurting others.
   
   
7. Likely to have very few close friends.
   
   
8. Has been taught to solve problems by fighting. A close look may reveal that the student was taught this behavior at home.
   
   
9. May act sorry, but doesn't see any alternatives to fighting.
   
   
10. Feels superior when he/she wins a fight. And, when he/she loses, talks about the "next time." Examination will reveal that some fighters seldom win. Rather, they absorb a great deal of physical punishment in every fight, yet continue to instigate more fights.
    
    

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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.

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