How to Counsel Children With Behavioral Problems

Children may have behavioral problems for a variety of reasons. They can have anxiety from school or are acting out to get attention. Some children might not even know that their behavior is a problem and will need you to explain to them why it is not appropriate for them to act in a certain way. Behavioral problems can be improved or resolved through counseling. To do so, you will need to address these problems with the children and come up with solutions together.

Things You'll Need

  • Paper
  • Marker
  • Private room
  • Incentives

Instructions

    • 1

      Make a list of the behavioral problems. Be specific about what they are doing and why it is a behavioral problem.

    • 2

      Meet with the child privately. Make sure the room you meet in does not have any distractions such as other people.

    • 3

      Use your list to discuss the behavioral problems. Talk about each problem one at a time and let the child know that together you will be coming up with better ways to behave.

    • 4

      Draw a line down a piece of paper and head the left side with the words "Behavioral Problems" and on the other side write the words "Better Ways To Behave."

    • 5

      List the behavioral problems and have the child tell you a more appropriate way to behave. Write their answers on the "Better Ways To Behave" side.

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      Offer the child an incentive for behaving correctly. Make the goals attainable. For example, if the child does not have more than one behavior problem in a day, their teacher or parent will give them a sticker on a chart and if they get five stickers in a row, they will get a book.

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