25 Behavior Managment Strategies that will eventually fail.

They may work every now and then, but not for long. Keep them up and you will eventually lose the behavior battle.

1. Yelling
2. Saying, “I’m the boss here”
3. Insisting on the last word
4. Using tense body language
5. Using degrading, insulting, humiliating or embarrassing put-downs
6. Using sarcasm
7. Attacking the student’s character
8. Acting superior
9. Using physical force
10. Drawing an unrelated person into the conflict
11. Having a double standard
12. Insisting that you are right
13. Making assumptions
14. Backing a student into a corner
15. Pleading
16. Bribing
17. Holding a grudge
18. Nagging
19. Throwing a temper tantrum
20. Mimicking a student
21. Making comparisons with other students
22. Commanding, demanding or dominating
23. Rewarding the student
24. Raising your voice
25. Generalizing about students by making remarks such as kids are all the same

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