DSAF of Nebraska Presents: 

What Do I Do If They Don't?  Helping Children with Discipline Expecations and Techniques

With Mr. Matt McNiff, M.A. – 

 Raising children is tough work.  Raising children who display defiant behavior can be even tougher.  What do you do if the children refuse?  What if my child has a developmental disability?  What are some strategies that I can use when they don’t want to do what I ask of them?  How do I stop my child from tantrumming?  By the end of this workshop, the audience will have a better understanding as to why children display defiant behaviors and provide strategies for when they refuse, how to use timeouts appropriately, what to do when your child tantrums, and how to help reduce many more behavior issues.

Matt McNiff is a behavior consultant with the Educational Service Unit No. 5 in Beatrice, Nebraska where he works with nine school districts to help teachers and administrators develop ways to help students with behavior problems.  He spent nine years working as a teacher and counselor at Clarinda Academy in Iowa working with delinquent youth from around the nation and spent four years as a behavior disordered teacher at Beatrice High School in Nebraska.  Matt has a Master’s degree in special education from the Universit6y of Nebraska-Lincoln, specializing in behavior disorders.  Matt specializes in helping teachers to develop programs that will reduce problematic behaviors and increase academic time.  He also speaks to groups around the nation on how to reduce rude and defiant behavior in children.