Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky first teamed up more than two decades ago to write The Daycare Handbook (1991). Since then they've published a number of award-winning and bestselling books and booklets, including Meeting the Challenge, Challenging Behavior in Young Children, Challenging Behavior in Elementary and Middle School, and a series of webinars and guides on bullying.
Barbara Kaiser has taught at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and at Concordia University and College Marie-Victorin in Montreal, QC, Canada. In addition to presenting workshops and keynote speeches on challenging behaviour all over the world, Barbara has acted as a consultant for Mr. Rogers' Family Communications, Inc., and was the chief consultant for Facing the Challenge, an instructional DVD based on Challenging Behavior in Young Children produced by the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative in 2007. She holds a master's degree in educational administration and founded and served as the director of two child care centres and an after-school program.
Judy Sklar Rasminsky is a freelance writer specialising in education and health. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies, and she has won awards from the National Association of Government Communicators, the International Association of Business Communicators, and the National Institutes of Health. For many years an editor at book publishers in New York and London, she has a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Columbia University.
“What makes the authors' work so valuable is that it's as much
about relationships as it is about strategies. Barbara has
consulted with us at Family Communications about our “Challenging
Behaviors project. Now through this book, people who work closely
with young children can benefit from what she and Judy have learned
in their search to provide meaningful help to these children.
- Fred Rogers, Creator and host of the PBS children's program, "Mr.
Rogers' Neighborhood"“Wise but eminently practical. What you'll
learn from reading this book will have a significant positive
effect on you as a teacher and on the hundreds of children you will
eventually touch.
- Sue Bredekamp, author of "Developmentally Appropriate Practice in
Early Childhood Programs"“This textbook has been needed for a long
time. It pulls together so many aspects of dealing with problem
behavior and covers the field very well. It is up to date,
accurate, and interesting to read. I particularly appreciate the
fact that these authors are dealing with real children, real
adults, and real situations.
- Dorothy Hewes, San Diego State University “The authors'
scholarship and experience are evident throughout. The direct
references to cultural sensitivity are extremely well done. The
chapter addressing reflective teaching is also a welcome
addition.... Multiple references to various theories and
philosophies of intervention provide an effective and eclectic
approach.
- Diane E. Strangis, University of Florida “Because this book
really helps provide a framework for thinking about behavior, it is
an extremely useful primary text for courses in
elementaryeducation.
- Ed Greene, Montclair State University, NJ“Full of good sense and
good ideas. This book is clear, practical, sympathetic, and wise.
It will be helpful to a great many parents and teachers and child
care professionals, and to anyone else who spends time with or
cares about children.
- Lawrence Hartmann, M.D., Past President, American Psychiatric
Association
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