Counseling Newsletter
Attention-Seeking Students & 21st Century School Counselors
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."
What Do I Do with an Attention-Seeking Student?
If a student is seeking attention, there are two general principles to follow.
1) Decrease attention for misbehavior.
2) Increase attention for appropriate behavior. (Teachers should affirm students in a 3:1 ratio.)
**You may need to role-play or re-teach appropriate behaviors.
Here are some SIMPLE ways you can show POSITIVE attention to an attention-seeking student...
- Give the student a note with a cheerful phrase or compliment
- Give the student a special job that they enjoy.
- Give the student a high five.
- Develop a special hand signal with the child that lets them know you acknowledge them but they need to wait.
- Find 2-3 minutes each day that will be your "special time" with the student. Let the student know that this is their "special time." Give them a one-minute warning when their time is almost up.
- Show an interest in one of the student's interests, hobbies, or activities outside of school.
- And don't forget...you can do a POSITIVE office referral!
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Email: jabutler@chatham.k12.nc.us
Website: www.superschoolcounselor.blogspot.com
Phone: (919) 742-6205
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