Case Scenario: Olivia

Olivia is a kindergarten student entering school for the first time. She is an only child and has had little exposure to other children. While playing a game, Olivia takes all of the cards from another child. The other child tells Olivia, "That isn't fair! You need to share!" as he grabs some of the cards back. Olivia gets very close to the other child's face and yells, "I am the princess! Give me those now!" She then grabs the cards and hits him before walking away.

With occurrences like these, teachers typically arrange to meet with parents to discuss the situation and develop a unified approach to remedying it. Best practice is to follow up the discussion with written confirmation of what was agreed to.

How you will follow-up with the family about the child's future behavior and progress? Give at-home strategies to encourage student to develop healthy socioemotional skills.