Embrace the mindset that all children want to do well from "summary" of The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene, PhD
The challenge is that many people - educators, parents, even mental health professionals - don't truly believe that all kids want to do well. But why wouldn't they? Why would any child not want to do well? Doing well feels good. Doing well leads to more privileges, more recognition, more fun. Doing well makes life easier. And every kid wants to do well. If they're not doing well, something must be getting in their way. So if we start with the belief that all kids want to do well, if we start with the assumption that they're not doing well because something is getting in their way, then our job becomes helping them overcome those obstacles. If we don't believe that all kids want to do well, we're going to have a hard time figuring out what's getting in their way and helping them do better. We'll be much more likely to think that they're not doing well because they're not trying hard enough or because they're being difficult on purpose. Kids don't want to be difficult. They don't want to be challenging. They don't want to be explosive. They don't want to be unhappy. They...
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