Challenging behavior is just a signal, the fever, the means by which the kid is communicating that he or she is having difficulty meeting an expectation. — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
People don't scream or swear or pout or sulk when there's compatibility. But most growth occurs when there's incompatibility. When it comes to resilience,… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
“Half of teachers leave the profession within their first four years, and kids with behaviour challenges and their parents are cited as one of… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
A lot of parents aren't exactly sure how to go about solving a problem with a kid in a way that's mutually satisfactory -… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
We never get to see that our kid is capable of solving problems on her own. We never start to build up the faith… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
When there's a good fit between skills and expectations, there's what we call compatibility, and we would expect a good outcome. When there's a… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
Be your kid's collaborative partner, but also be a collaborative partner with the folks at school. Schools can be pretty unilateral too. Show them… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
“Challenging behavior occurs when the demands and expectations being placed upon a child outstrip the skills he has to respond adaptively.” — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
“Whether a kid is sulking, pouting, whining, withdrawing, refusing to talk, crying, spitting, screaming, swearing, running out of the classroom, kicking, hitting, destroying property,… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
“The school discipline program isn’t working for the kids who aren’t doing well and isn’t needed by the kids who are.” — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
If a solution isn't mutually satisfactory, it's not going to stick. — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
People still look askance at a kid in the supermarket who's pitching a fit and think the parent is not sufficiently in control or… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
The idea that we can take this lump of clay and mold it into a form of our choosing is absolutely ludicrous. — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
We have forgotten that those skills on the more positive side of human nature have to be taught, have to be modeled, have to… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
