ABSTRACT
How do I manage an aggressive child positively when I have twenty other children who need my attention? How can I develop a good relationship with a child I seem to dislike? How do I maintain a positive working relationship with the parents of a disturbed and disturbing child? Written in a jargon-free, readable style, with many real life examples, this book is a must-have resource for playworkers seeking to enhance their skills as a whole. It highlights how the way we think about children's behaviour colours the way we react to it. It offers playworkers a different way of understanding many ordinary childhood behaviours such as lying, stealing and bullying, and gives practical advice not only on management but on how practitioners can identify, trust and develop their own skills.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|34 pages
Playworkers, Children and Behaviour
chapter |7 pages
Acting the Part: How Club is Like, and Unlike, the Family
chapter |7 pages
Growing Up: The Primary School Years
chapter |6 pages
Toys or Boys: Betweenagers
chapter |6 pages
Screaming Point: Stress in Childcare
chapter |6 pages
You Really Got Me! the Child Who Gets Under Your Skin
part Two|39 pages
Stress and Worry
chapter |6 pages
Out of Place: The Child Who Doesn't Settle
chapter |6 pages
A Good Worry? Not All Bad: Understanding Worried Children
chapter |7 pages
Under Pressure: Stress in Children
chapter |6 pages
Bursting Into Tears: Understanding the Crying Child
chapter |7 pages
Healthy Appetites: Eating Disorders
chapter |5 pages
It Hurts: Self-Harm
part Three|25 pages
Just Attention Seeking?
chapter |6 pages
Hello, I'm Here! the Boisterous and Showing-Off Child
chapter |6 pages
Winning and Losing: Coping with Competition
chapter |5 pages
"I'm Bored": Understanding the Lazy Child
chapter |6 pages
Seriously Funny? Understanding the Club Clown
part Four|38 pages
Worrying Behaviour
chapter |6 pages
Won't Play, Can't Play: Understanding Antisocial Children
chapter |7 pages
Hidden Messages—Behind the Façade: Understanding Disruptive Children
chapter |6 pages
Secrets and Lies: Why Children Lie
chapter |5 pages
Sticky Fingers: Why Children Steal
chapter |7 pages
Rough and Tough: Bullying and How to Prevent it
chapter |5 pages
Hit and Run: Happy Slapping
part Five|26 pages
Special Needs?
chapter |6 pages
Best Mates
chapter |5 pages
You've Got Males: Understanding Boys
chapter |7 pages
All Inclusive: The Child with Special Needs
chapter |6 pages
Brainpower: Understanding Gifted Children
part Six|46 pages
The Family and the Outside World