Children are not things to be molded but are people to be unfolded.
– Jess Lair

When Exchange surveys readers about their needs and interests, one of the most requested topics over the years is help for dealing with children’s behaviors that challenge us. We have compiled articles that have been published over the years, from respected educators in the field that have stood the test of time. We have created three Exchange Essentials article collections that deal with this topic: Children With Challenging Behaviors Parts One, Two and Three. Here are just a few of the articles you will find there:

• Including Children With Challenging Behavior in Your Child Care Community by Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky
• Granting Children Their Emotions by Ilse Elizabeth Plattner
• Perspectives on Discipline by Bonnie Neugebauer
• Hard Joys: Managing Behavior with a Creative Mind and a Playful Spirit by Lilli-ann Buffin
• Reality Bites: Biting at the Center – Part 1 by Jim Greenman and Anne Willis Stonehouse
• Reality Bites (Frequently): Biting at the Center – Part 2 by Jim Greenman
• Using Music to Manage Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom by Deanne W. Kells
• Not Attention but Affirmation by Daniel Gartrell
• Challenging Behaviors: How Directors Can Help by Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky
• High-quality Guidance Policies: An Essential Tool for Addressing Challenging Behaviors by Sarah Garrity and Sascha Longstreth
• Setting Up Your Classroom to Prevent Challenging Behaviors by Tara McLaughlin and Crystal Bishop
• The Value of Real Work with Children Exhibiting Challenging Behavior by Linda Ranson Jacobs