For a very long time, people have been saying to me, "What if you want to do this approach with every kid?" For a behaviorally challenging kid, you're parenting this way just to help bring the kid's behavior under control… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
You want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior is affecting other people, resolving disagreements in ways that do not involve conflict, taking another's perspective, honesty. — 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
