Anyone working with children in education will have to deal with regular behaviour incidents. When I say behaviour incident, I am referring to absolutely any situation in which you feel it is appropriate to approach a child about their behaviour. It might be because they have spoken to somebody in an unkind way, dropped something and have not picked it up, become angry and hurt another student, or not listened to you when you were speaking.
But why? Why do we tell children off? Think about it for a moment. There is always a reason why you approach a child about their behaviour. Usually it is because you are trying to teach them something to help them to reflect on what has just happened, process their behaviour, feelings or thoughts – and adapt them. It is about teaching, guiding and supporting.
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