Describe three risk factors which influence behavior-Risk Factors of Behavior Summary
Why are some children more challenging than others?
In a two to three-page paper, consider the above question. Be sure to address the following:
Identify and describe three risk factors which influence behavior (may include considerations of brain development).
Discuss how each factor influences behavior.
Analyze strategies teachers may use to support the process of changing or replacing behaviors.
Your paper must be two to three pages in length (double-spaced, not including title and reference pages) and utilize APA formatting. It must cite at least two scholarly resources (including the course text). Citations must be properly formatted in APA style.
1. Read from your text, Challenging Behavior in Young Children:
o Chapter 1: What is Challenging Behavior?
– Chapter 1 describes challenging behavior and aggression.
o Chapter 2: Risk Factors
– Chapter 2 details biological risk factors and environmental risk factors of challenging.
o Chapter 3: Protective Factors
– Chapter 3 outlines resilience and the family and communities’ role in it.
o Chapter 4: Behavior and the Brain
– Chapter 4 identifies theories on brain development and the relationship to behavior.
Challenging Behavior in young children
https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUECE201.16.1
