Dealing With Challenging Behavior Gifts

'Can you make this one disappear?'

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

Very Difficult Conversations

'Can you give him something to relax his jaws?'

'No, that wasn't your mother calling to ask if you were okay. That was your mother calling to ask if I was okay.'

'We're the parents. What we say goes. . . In one ear and out the other.'

"Dopamine Casino. Gambling that makes you feel like gambling."

Luck is when good classroom management skills meets a day when distruptice students are absent.

'I called you in to talk to you about your son not being able to sit still.'

Pavlov's dog

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

'How many kids do you actually have?'

Conserve water! NO compulsive hand washing

Monkey casino study.

' 'Peppermint thumb' is one of our toughest cases to cure.'

"I don't want them to smell fear, so I'm going to roll in something before the interview."

Kids' energy levels

Freudian vs Behavior therapist.

"How about you slap me on the wrist and I neither admit nor deny any wrongdoing."

'My body is a temple. A temple full of fat people.'

Before the Salivating Dogs

'Mind if we play through?'

"You can tell he's not a stray. He picks up after himself."

'I can't sign that behavior contract unless my attorney reviews it.'

'Mom said I was rude and put me in time out to learn some manners. I'm in solitary refinement!'

'I've had it up to here with your demonization of the culture of childhood.'

"I need to see the Father."

Th Pscyhology Dept. and the Economics Dept. jointly present a seminar: 'Curing consumer confidence blues.'

'I like you, Abigail, but I'm feeling too much pressure in this relationship!'

"Why don't you take up a sport,son-like long distance running-away from home...?"

Be friendly.