Dealing with Difficult Kids

Questions to Constantly Ask Myself:

-What do I feel about them? Frustration? Helplessness? Anger? Fear?

-if I don’t like them, why should they like me?

-if they don’t like me, why would they respect me?

-What do they really need?

-How can I understand them better?

Things to Constantly Remind Myself:

-They can SENSE my feelings toward them

-They can TELL whether I love them and are concerned for them

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