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, when it comes to pulling yourself up when you've fallen down, you don't learn those things… — 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 poor fit between expectations and the capacity of the kid, there is incompatibility, and that's when… — 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
