How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Preschoolers

Maryln Appelbaum is well-known internationally as an outstanding authority on children, education, and families. She has worked as a teacher, an administrator, and a therapist and has been a consultant throughout the United States. She has written more than 30 how-to books geared exclusively for educators and parents. She has been interviewed on television and radio talks shows and has been quoted in newspapers including USA Today. She owns a seminar training company, Appelbaum Training Institute, with her son, Marty Appelbaum, and they and their speakers train educators all over the world. She has master’s degrees in both psychology and education and completed her doctoral studies in both education and psychology.Appelbaum′s influence impacts the entire globe with her thoughts for the day that go out to thousands of educators via e-mail daily. Her strategies have been implemented in schools across the world successfully. There is not a day that goes by that someone does not contact her at Appelbaum Training Institute to tell her “thank you.” Those “thank you’s” come from teachers, administrators, parents, and students whose lives have been impacted by Maryln. Appelbaum′s books and her talks are always packed with strategies for success. She is a positive, motivational, dynamic, caring, one-of-a-kind difference maker for the world.

• List of FiguresForeword by Marty AppelbaumPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. How to Handle Children Who Are DisruptiveSkill One: How to Handle TattlingSkill Two: How to Handle ComplainingSkill Three: How to Handle Constant ChatterSkill Four: How to Handle Blurting OutSkill Five: How to Handle Talking BackSkill Six: How to Handle Power StrugglesSkill Seven: How to Handle Student Conflicts2. How to Handle Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderADHD Inattentive TypeADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive TypeBoth ADHD Inattentive and ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive Types3. How to Handle Children With Learning DisabilitiesStrategies for Succeeding With Children With LDA Concluding Story4. How to Handle Anger and Oppositional Defiant DisorderThe Stages of Anger and Strategies for Each StageOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)5. How to Handle BullyingRecognizing BullyingStrategies for Understanding and Handling Bullying6. How to Handle Children With Bipolar DisorderWhat Is Bipolar Disorder?Strategies for Succeeding With Children With Bipolar Disorder7. How to Handle Children With Autism Spectrum DisorderWhat Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?Strategies for Succeeding With Children With ASD8. How to Handle Children With Asperger SyndromeCharacteristics of Asperger SyndromeStrategies for Succeeding With Children With AS9. How to Handle Children With Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderCharacteristics of Tourette Syndrome (TS)Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Psychological Consequences of TS and OCDStrategies for Succeeding With Children With TS and OCDConclusionReferencesIndex

"The activities mentioned in this book are priceless and can easily be adapted to every classroom. All children will benefit from them; all they need is a good teacher’s imagination!"