Understanding Before Judgment: A New Way to See Children’s Behavior
When a child acts out, refuses to listen, becomes upset, or struggles to follow a direction, adults often want an answer right away. What happened? Why is the child behaving this way? What consequences should follow? But what if the first question should be different? What if, before judging the behavior, we took a moment […]
Why Understanding Children’s Behavior Should Come Before Discipline
When a child refuses to follow directions, becomes upset, interrupts others, or struggles during a transition, adults often feel the need to respond right away. But what if the behavior is telling us something we cannot see? Cultural Context Discipline™, created by educator and child advocate Ellise Boyd-Johnson, M.A.Ed., offers a different way to approach […]
