Ross W. Greene Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Ross W. Greene

Half of teachers leave the profession within their first four years, and kids with behaviour challenges and their parents are cited as one of the major reasons. — Ross W. Greene

The reality is that well-behaved students aren't behaving themselves because of the school discipline program. They're behaving themselves because they have the skills to handle life's challenges in an adaptive fashion. — Ross W. Greene

We all want our own way; some of us have the skills to get our own way adaptively, and some of us don't. — Ross W. Greene

If the only time a child looks as if he has bipolar disorder is when he's frustrated, that's not bipolar disorder; that's a learning disability in the domains of flexibility and frustration tolerance. — Ross W. Greene

A kid shouldn't need a diagnosis to access help. — Ross W. Greene

An explosive outburst - like other forms of maladaptive behavior - occurs when the cognitive demands being placed upon a person outstrip that person's capacity to respond adaptively. — Ross W. Greene

But let there be no doubt: he'd prefer to be handling those challenges adaptively because doing well is preferable. And because - and this is, without question, the most important theme of this entire book - kids do well if they can. — Ross W. Greene

Behaviorally challenging kids are challenging because they're lacking the skills to not be challenging. — Ross W. Greene

The long-term answer to a kid not caring about your concerns is to care more about his. — Ross W. Greene