I have a student who is very non-compliant. He is 5 yrs. old and will become physically violent towards me and other students when he doesn’t get his way. A behavior plan worked for a while (about a month), but now it doesn’t seem to be doing the job anymore. Also, there is very little to no parental support for this situation. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Sometimes it’s finding what motivates the child. You need to find that and
use it to help him. As my assistant from years ago used to say”You’ve got to dangle that carrot”. The schedule for rewards varies with each child too. Last year I had great success with a student who had some severe acting out behaviors. I found her reward had to be mid day. She had to hold her self together all morning and then she got to have lunch with me. It took care of several problems. She really needed an adult in her life to be there for her and follow through. Once we started doing this, her behavior improved 90%, and it’s been fairly smooth sailing ever since. I didn’t have a lunch with the other teachers for the rest of that year, but my investment paid off.
Maybe your little guy needs something similar since the parents aren’t helping.
This little girl had no one to follow through at home.