A practical guide to solving preschool behavior problems

This is the ideal book for anyone working with children. Practical Guide to Solving Preschool Behavior Problems will help you focus on very specific problem behaviors in a very practical way. In addition to covering general information on child behaviors, the book also includes over 40 chapters that deal with individual behavior problems. It pinpoints an approach for misbehavior including, hitting, biting, swearing, stealing, whining, and pouting. Practical Guide to Solving Preschool Behavior Problems teaches you how to carefully observe a child, consider the implications of misbehavior, and explore alternative explanations to the behavior. The material is carefully outlined, with step-by-step instructions on how to help the child change the misbehavior to a more desirable one. This fourth edition also includes a new focus on children with disabilities.

Eva L. Essa is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she has been on the faculty since 1971. The author of several books, Ms. Essa has been engaged in writing and research, published in various professional journals, and has been involved with the National Child Development Associate Program since its inception.