Practical solutions for today's challenges...

A down-to-earth, story-oriented approach to discipline. Dramatic stories portray real-life issues and conflicts often encountered by parents and teachers of young children. Each scenario is followed by practical approaches to solving these problems. Organized into three parts, Common Sense Discipline contains:

1. The impact family changes can have on children, and what challenges teachers can expect
2. The requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with challenges to both children and adults, accompanied by solutions and supportive suggestions
3. Mistakes easily made by adults when working with children, with alternative approaches

The issues this book addresses include:

• Children dividing time between divorced parents
• Grandparents raising children
• Violence in schools
• Working with children who have disabilities
• Helping young children learn to share