Stanford FIND 

Responsive Strategies to Challenging Behaviors—What to Do in the Moment by Stanford FIND

Respond to challenging behaviors with confidence, empathy and practical strategies that strengthen connection and support children’s needs.

A Stanford FIND course 

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  • Duration

    1.5-2 hours

  • Language(s)

    English

  • Features

    Videos, activities

  • Format

    Self-Paced

  • Certification

    Certificate of Completion

  •  Modules

    3 Modules

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Why should I take this course?

What you will explore
This course explores how children’s challenging behaviors can communicate important needs, feelings and experiences.

You will learn practical strategies for responding in difficult moments, including distraction and redirection, encouragement, validating and naming children’s feelings, and effective limit setting. Through real examples from early education settings and reflection activities, you will explore how to understand what may be driving a child’s behavior, respond at different stages of escalation and turn challenging moments into opportunities for connection and learning.
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For Who?

Build your confidence in responding to challenging behaviors with empathy and intention. Learn how to understand what children may be communicating and select strategies that support safety, connection and positive behavior.
  • Early childhood educators
  • Caregivers who work directly with young children
  • Other professionals who support young children in early education settings

Learning Objectives

  • Identify challenging behavior as a form of communication
  • Recognize common reasons behind behaviors that are challenging to manage
  • Reflect on what happens before and after a challenging behavior
  • Describe the stages of the escalation curve
  • Define distraction and redirection
  • Recognize how distraction and redirection can help stop challenging behaviors
  • Identify how praising a peer can encourage positive behavior
  • Reflect on when to pay attention to challenging behavior and when it may be appropriate to ignore it
  • Recognize the benefits of validating and naming children’s feelings and experiences
  • Define the key elements of effective limit setting
  • Use a room-clear strategy when safety is a concern
  • Reflect on the balance between limit setting, encouragement and trusting relationships

Course Lessons

Meet our Collaborator

FIND Foundations was developed by Stanford FIND — Filming Interactions to Nurture Development — a research-backed professional development model designed to improve the quality of adult-child interactions.
Developed at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood by Dr. Phillip Fisher and colleagues, FIND translates decades of developmental science into practical, scalable tools that support educators, caregivers, and systems.

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