Ticker #7
Every day 4 black children or teens are killed by firearms.
Ticker #6
Every 2 days a black child or teen commits suicide.
Ticker #5
Every 14 minutes a black child is arrested for violent crimes, 104 are arrested each day.
Ticker #4
Every 4 seconds a black public school student is suspended, 6,916 are suspended each day.
Ticker #3
Each day 1 black child is killed by abuse or neglect.
Ticker #2
Every 57 seconds a black school student is corporally punished, 442 are corporally punished each day.
Ticker #1
Every 3 minutes a black child is abused or neglected, 434 are abused or neglected each day.
I like your animated scenarios to inform, remind and redirect violent outburst. I would like to offer a word of advise… offer a positive instead of a negative.
“It is not okay to hit. I can tell that you like playing on the playground and the next time we come I will give you a two minute warning before it’s time to leave.”
Also… “If you don’t settle down…” settle down means what to a child???
with children you have to be very very clear. i.e… You may not hit. They may need you to model what it means to settle down. Like you said… acknowledge their feelings and address what you mean by settle down. Is it that they’re crying or tantrumming… if so then tell them, They need to that behavior. Hopefully I’ve got my thinking across. I have been working with little ones for 20 yrs and just wanted to humbly share a few proven techniques.