How Do You Counsel Children With Behavioral Problems?
Children may have behavioral problems for a variety of reasons. They can have anxiety from school or are acting out to get attention. Some children might not even know that their behavior is a problem and will need you to explain to them why it is not appropriate for them to act in a certain way. Behavioral problems can be improved or resolved through counseling. To do so, you will need to address these problems with the children and come up with solutions together. Make a list of the behavioral problems. Be specific about what they are doing and why it is a behavioral problem. Meet with the child privately. Make sure the room you meet in does not have any distractions such as other people. Use your list to discuss the behavioral problems. Talk about each problem one at a time and let the child know that together you will be coming up with better ways to behave. Draw a line down a piece of paper and head the left side with the words “Behavioral Problems” and on the other side write the
