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  Case: Emotional Breakdowns
I have a second grade student who has had many behavior problems in the past. He was recently put on medication that has helped tremendously.Unfortunately, he is now very emotional. At some point each day he becomes very sad. He weeps uncontrollably and says he misses his dad (who is no longer in the picture). The episodes can last over an hour and he is missing a lot. How should I approach this situation?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Find a way to get their mind off of it. I have a very emotional student who gets angry quickly and will throw screaming temper tantrums. If I see it coming on, I remove the student from the situation and ask him to be my helper or we start working on another activity. You can also talk with him and let him get some of it off his chest. If you can't, you could also recommend that the counselor talk with him, since they're trained to handle those kinds of situations.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Keeping his mind off the subject helps. Great solution.
Rated On: October 16, 2015 11:51 pm
Rated By: ymuXyg
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this.
Rated On: October 17, 2015 8:15 pm
Rated By: eMaGeB
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: By talking to him you may find out if there is an underlying reason for the temper tantrums as well.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 9:36 pm
Rated By: eVaVeH
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. Replacing the negative thoughts and feelings with something positive is a good solution.
Rated On: March 7, 2016 3:42 am
Rated By: eRyber
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a really good suggestion. Keeping a student's mind off of this will encourage resiliency.
Rated On: October 14, 2016 2:32 am
Rated By: etyWys
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Emotions can be hard to manage. I agree with the suggestions given from this post.
Rated On: October 17, 2017 4:35 am
Rated By: Ramos
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Great solution!
Rated On: February 26, 2018 1:14 am
Rated By: detyny
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is a great solution that I would use in my classroom in the future. Distracting the student with other things is a good helper and also talking to his counselor about his personal issues would help as well.
Rated On: October 19, 2019 5:06 pm
Rated By: aHaQaj
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Keeping his mind distracted is a great solution.
Rated On: February 18, 2020 6:55 pm
Rated By: LeDyqa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a great solution.
Rated On: February 21, 2020 9:57 pm
Rated By: VySePu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: good
Rated On: February 23, 2020 11:16 pm
Rated By: ejyqeq
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Distracting the student can be very impactful on their temper tantrums.
Rated On: October 19, 2020 2:51 am
Rated By: eMuQah
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Yes, having the student speak to a counselor would be useful! Good idea for this solution
Rated On: October 16, 2022 11:56 pm
Rated By: egamyp
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I like this suggestion because it involves being very attentive to the child and nice attention they're craving. The counselor is a smart idea too because he is obviously struggling.
Rated On: March 29, 2023 4:14 am
Rated By: XereRa