Test Your Knowledge Assignment: Defiance in the Moment Analysis

This assignment analyzes the article "Responding to Defiance in the Moment" from responsiveclassroom.org, focusing on understanding and managing defiant behavior in children. The assignment explores the main ideas of the article, which include recognizing early signs of defiance, understanding the underlying factors such as unmet needs and power struggles, and implementing effective strategies like respectful intervention and providing choices. The student identifies key facts, discusses the relevance of the article to broader psychological concepts, and defines new terms like 'defiance behavior'. The assignment highlights the importance of parental mindfulness and appropriate intervention techniques to address and mitigate defiant behaviors in children, drawing on the article's insights into creating a responsive classroom environment.

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Title and number of article Responding to Defiance in the Moment Due April
(www.responsiveclassroom.org (2016) Responding to
Defiance in the Moment.Retrieved 27 March 2020, from
https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/responding-
defiance-moment/)
)
Briefly state main idea of the
article
At certain age, children refused to obey or defy the
parents and teachers which is a major concern to the
parents and teacher. While majority of the parents and
teacher consider it a way of disturbing them, the prime
reasons are unmet physical need, academic challenges
and a need for more attention.
List of important facts the authors 1. At a certain age, children refused to obey or defy

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uses to support the main idea the parents and teachers which is a major concern
to the parents and teacher which can be controlled
through a range of strategies. The early signs are
slumping shoulder, shifting shifts, fisting, and
trouble making eye contact.
2. The defiant behavior exhibited by the children
who experience power struggle. The underlying
factors behind such behavior of the children
include a sense of belongings, unmet physical
need, required more attention and experiencing
stress.
3. The common strategies would be staying clam,
respectfully intervening, offering limited choices
where required, avoiding negotiation at the
moment, providing comfort to reduce the distress
of the children
1.
What information or ideas
discussed in this article also
discussed in your text books,
chapters and page numbers
The article discussed that at certain age, children refused
to obey or defy the parents and teachers which is nothing
to do with parental practice and teaching practice
List any examples of bias or faulty
reasoning that found in article
No faulty reason was found in the article

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List any new terms /concepts that
were discussed that you found in
the article
Write a short definition
Parents are required to be mindful while communicating
with their children and providing space while they
observe their child is experiencing. They are required to
adapt respectful intervention and provide adequate
intervention.
Defiance behaviour: it is consider as a behaviour
exhibited by children as a bold disobedience.

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Bibliography:
www.responsiveclassroom.org (2016) Responding to Defiance in the Moment.Retrieved 27
March 2020, from https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/responding-defiance-moment/)