[blparent] behavior problem solving
Stephanie Mitchell
mumwith2kids at gmail.com
Fri Jan 13 07:30:04 UTC 2012
Any idea if love and logic is avalible as an audio book or ibook?
I am in Australia and can't access bookshare.
Thanks,
Steph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:14:32 -0700
Subject: Re: [blparent] behavior problem solving
If you have a way to make sure the instructions are followed, I
think you've
got an awesome idea there. I proofread a lot of textbooks for
young
readers, and those are the kinds of things they're asked to do,
so you would
have consistency between home and school.
A scavenger hunt is an excellent idea, especially if you can
incorporate
elements of following instructions into the clues. Like you
might say, go
to the next place where a clue is, but before you can have it,
you have to
say your ABC's, or turn around in a circle three times, or
whatever.
I would also look for patterns of when your son isn't following
instructions. Is it when he's distracted by the TV or a toy? Is
it when
he's getting tired or hungry or frustrated? Those clues may help
you figure
out what steps to take that could put him in a better place to
listen and
obey.
The other thing is, as hard as it can be, try to always present a
united
front with the teacher, unless he or she is doing something
completely off
the wall. Sarah came home from preschool and told me the other
day she had
to sit by herself because she was rude. I asked what happened,
and she said
one of the kids kept putting his hands over the book she was
reading so she
couldn't see it. She snatched the book from him and told him to
go away.
The teacher saw what she did, but not what provoked it, and so
she was the
one who got in trouble. I could have made a big deal about it
with the
teacher, but I figured it's a life lesson learned: the last one
to act is
the one who gets caught. I told her that it wasn't fair, but
sometimes
things went that way, and that next time she could go to the
teacher and ask
for help instead of snatching the book away from the kid and
maybe getting
in trouble again. I wanted to make sure she knew she couldn't
play me
against the teacher.
Two bits worth of free advice,
Jo Elizabeth
"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the
young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and
tolerant of
the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have
been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
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From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:54 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blparent] behavior problem solving
Hi,
the only problem I see with that is how are you going to know if
he does
what you're asking of him? If you tell him to draw something,
how will
you know if he's done it, or maybe he's drawn something else?
Same goes
for writing, how will you know what he's writing?
Just some thoughts
Tammy
-----Original Message-----
From: Nikki
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 12:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] behavior problem solving
Sounds feasable. I thought of making him do something like
this when he
gets home from school. He rarely has homework. So..
Follow these instructions.
Write your name on the top line.
Draw a green triangle.
Put the number 3 inside the triangle.
Draw a red circle.
Draw a blue square underneath the triangle.
Draw a yellow diamond above the circle.
Color in the square.
Put 2 orange dots next to the diamond.
Color in half of the circle.
Write “I will do what I am told to do right away,†5 times.
Write the numbers 1 to 20.
Count out 100 Cheerios.
Eat 27 of them, put 56 of them back, how many do you have?
Write that number on the second line.
On the forth line, write your favorite color.
What is 4 times 3? Put that number on the third line.
Measure how long a spoon is using pennies, using quarters, using
the
ruler.
I would elaborate on this one by having him count the cents and
adding the
amounts.
What is your favorite thing to do in the winter? Write a
sentence about
it.
(he dislikes writing)
Hop on one foot 5 times.
Do 10 jumping jacks.
Find something in the house that rhymes with door. Write it
down.
Just something to keep him busy and to learn to follow
directions, do what
he's told.
I'm coming up with a bunch of things, like I'll create a
scavenger hunt
for
him to do.
I'm not worried about his capability because he's smart.
-----Original Message-----
From: Veronica Smith
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:51 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] behavior problem solving
He is 6, he can do just about anything. Emptying the trash cans
Picking and stacking old papers, making neat piles
Putting silverware away, excluding sharp knives.
Making or straightening covers on a bed.
My neighbor's kids always have had chores, her son, is now 8 and
he has
always done the sweeping of the bathrooms and dusts the
furnature.
Gab has always had to keep the counter in the front bathroom
clean and
wiped
off.
V
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nikki
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:27 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] behavior problem solving
Hi all. I have run into an issue with my son’s behavior in
school. He came
home with a note from the principal today saying that he had a
hard time
following directions, doing what he was told to do, and
disrupting other
kids in the class from learning.
The teacher took him aside and explained to him that his
behavior is
disrespectful.
Before I go any further, my son is 6 so he’s in first grade.
But come tomorrow, after lunch, he has to go to the detention
hall. I do
not
know what that is, but he deserves the punishment whether he
likes it or
not.
My question for you is how do I rectify the behavior here at
home. He has
a
hard time listening to what he’s told to do, then doing it.
I had the idea of making a list of chores for my son to do here
and making
it into a chart or something he can help make. I just want some
ideas as
to
what I could have him do.
Thanks for your help.
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