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Behavior
Grade  
Kindergarten Truth: Children tell it as they see it
Behavior: How to deal with changeable behavior
Summer: Make the rules now
 
Grade 1 School Preparation: Recognizing typical behaviors
Reactions to School: Adjustment to a new routine
Play and Praise: Interactions with others and self
Two Kids in One: The Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde syndrome
The Three Rs: Reading, running, and reacting
Summary 10-12: Practice makes perfect
Hyper Holidays: Calming your child's "festive" mood
"Pick Me!": Physical fitness, money, and ceremonies
Priorities: "Me First." television, and strangers
The Real World: Running to the front of the class
Magpies and Rude Jaybirds: Acquiring possessions and challenging caregivers
Reading Between the Lines: Interpreting requests through thinking and reading
Physically Speaking: Articulation, hyperactivity, and sexual abuse
Attitude Adjustment: Cheating, school fun, and bike riding
Applied Learning: The devil made me do it!
 
Grade 2 Introspection: Dealing with forgetfulness, resistance, and teacher conferences
Self-Sufficiency: A growing awareness of self and others
Calming Down: Bath time and dream adventures
Rehearsals for Life: Confidence and fears
Ready, Set, GO!: Doers and talkers (both need dental check ups)
"Quiet Please": Outside voices, educational needs, and a collection of goodies
Morality Plays: Abstract ethics, accepting blame, and following directions
Over-stimulated: A quiet place of one's own
 
Grade 3 Motivation: To school, into the bathtub, and interacting with parents
Personal Poise: Grooming, good manners, and good balance
Lofty Goals: Living up to standards of excellence
Dramatic Entrances: Living with a budding actor
Thumb-sucking: Renewed thumb-sucking will go away on its own
Keeping Cool: Fears, foul language and dreams
Ritual Growth: Mental development, religion, and the art of collecting
Who's in Charge?: Authority figures and first crushes
Finger Pointing: "He started it! Not me!"
 
Behavior Behavior: How to change your child's behavior
Temper Tantrums: Dealing with children's tempers
Fighting: When horseplay turns to violence
Peer Groups: Doing what "everybody else" does
Lying and Stealing: What to do when a child lies or steals
Library: What children find at the library
Problem Behaviors: How to understand and correct problem behaviors
Parent Tantrums: How parental anger affects children
 
Grade 5 Naughty Words: Why a child uses foul language
Behavior: How parents can effectively control children's behavior
Parenting Skills: When parents disagree
Dentist: Does your child dislike going to the dentist?
 
Behavior Behavior: What behavior do you want from your child
Babysitters: Is it time to say goodbye to the babysitter?
Delinquency: Preventing juvenile delinquency
Rebellion: Can teenage rebellion be prevented?
 
Grade 7 Socializing: Rules of social behavior depend on time, place, person
Communication: Actions speak louder than words
Peer Pressue: Peer pressure is a strong influence for seventh graders, parents
Discipline/Punishment: Discipline teaches better lessons than punishment
 
Behavior Behavior: Rebellious behavior indicates search for personal values
Rejection: Understanding and coping with rejection
Independence: Independence is important but tricky to achieve
Responsibility: Responsibility is an acquired skill
Self-discipline: Developing self-discipline takes time, effort, caring
Discipline/Punishment: Good discipline is natural, logical
 
Grade 9 Discipline: Discipline means taking responsibility for actions
Peer Pressure: Peer pressure has strong influence on teens
Independence: Independence means maturity and respect
Self-discipline: Develop self-control one step at a time
 
Grade 10 Vandalism: Senseless destruction you can stop
Discipline: What happens when you break the rules
Emotional Changes: How to understand, control, and enjoy your feelings
 
Grade 11 Communication: Community involvement brings fulfillment
Emotions: Control your emotions... before they control you
Culture: Real people are much more interesting than stereotypes