Behavior Quote by Ross W. Greene

“Challenging behavior occurs when the demands and expectations being placed upon a child outstrip the skills he has to respond adaptively.”

— Ross W. Greene

“When a child's needs fail to be met, undesirable behaviors may surface.”

— Amy Fenton Lee

Challenging behavior is just a signal, the fever, the means by which the kid is communicating that he or she is having difficulty meeting…

— Ross W. Greene

“When a child isn't allowed to deal with his frustrations on his own—to cry, for instance, then to handle the situation, and then to…

— Susan Forward

“Children parented in such a manner never come up against the necessary frustration that accompanies facing the impossible. They are deprived of the experience…

— Gordon Neufeld

The shift from the perception of the child as innocent to the perception of the child as competent has greatly increased the demands on…

— David Elkind

“The more power you give your child in any discipline process, the more likely he will be to be able to make it work…

— Hilary Flower

“When possible, try to reward a child's good behavior, instead of punishing their bad behavior. Perhaps give them surprise IOUs for an 'extra 15…

— Nancy Lavoie

“They are not born reasonable and unselfish; they are born unreasonable and selfish. They want what they want when they want it, and they…

— Thomas W. Phelan

“How a family reacts to a child’s behavior and how a child is disciplined also play a big role in the development of defiant…

— Jeffrey Bernstein

For a very long time, people have been saying to me, "What if you want to do this approach with every kid?" For a…

— Ross W. Greene

“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