Child Behavior, Child Development And Child Discipline

I work with teenage girls with behavioral disorders, and i am intimidated by them, please offer any advice?!?

I enjoy the work but i have a few insecurities of my own that make me scared or fearful of these girls. it takes me back to high and middle school, peer pressure and everything else. I would like advice on how to fit in, to not be antisocial, to not be closed but to be open to them.

It’s always a little difficult getting used to dealing with people with behavioral disorders. Just remember they’re like everyone else except for the specific problems. What appears to be toughness like you remember from school bullies is not toughness in the same way, Often the toughness was a defense mechanism they learned from some kind of abuse or accident. Beneath that they are often like very young children. My husband and I have worked with kids like this and sometimes if they fall down and skin their knee what appeared like a large tough 16 yr old boy will cry like a 4 year old because emotionally they are trapped at that age when the incident occurred. They need a combination of love, acceptance and tough love. They need to know very clearly where the lines are so don’t try to be friends on their level. You can be a friendly adult but there must be a line they cannot cross. The consequences for unacceptable behavior needs to be set out BEFORE anything happens so it helps if you can think ahead and write down what behavior is expected and what consequences will be if they are not met. All children do better with clear guidelines but especially anyone with behavioral disorders. Do NOT show fear of them because they are expert at sensing that and will take advantage of it. Just know that YOU are in charge and you can take care of yourself.

Good luck! We need more people like you who are willing to take on some of these type of jobs that so many others run from. Yes it’s a hard job but very rewarding,

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