What can be done to help students improve their interaction with authority figures?

What can be done to help students improve their interaction with authority figures?

1. Provide opportunities for students to change their hostile and aggressive energy into socially acceptable channels such as sports, clubs, crafts, hobbies, etc.

2. Give students reading and/or writing assignments that deal with antagonistic behaviors, and ask them to comment on different socially acceptable ways of handling conflict situations.

3. Praise the students whenever they are cooperating with other adults (e.g., "That was very kind of you to help her find her keys").

4. Talk to the student in private to ascertain the reason for his/her misbehavior.

5. Provide the students with models of appropriate communicative behavior through role-playing activities.

6. Encourage students to strive for greater self-control in as many situations as possible.

7. Emphasize to students the difference that exists between acceptable communication in school and that which is used at home and/or in the community.

8. Contact parents and/or administrators when there is no other way of resolving the conflict situation.

9. Refer the student to appropriate staff members (e.g., the Child Study Team, if the student frequently displays uncontrollable verbal hostility). Keep anecdotal records to support your concerns.

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