Four Steps

The Late Arriver

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

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Primary Causes of Misbehavior

Power

We all have the need for power. Students express this need by open dissent, by refusal to follow rules, or by being controversial.

Remember, these students usually feel defeated if they do as they are told. They truly feel that more power is the answer to all their problems. If they cannot gain power in appropriate ways, they will fight to gain it in inappropriate ways

You can identify Power as the cause for inappropriate behavior by the feelings the behavior generates within you. When Power is the reason for the misbehavior, you will generally feel Threatened.

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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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