When we encounter difficult behavior in the classroom, students do not always know how their behavior affect other and how the ones they love.  A strategy that can be used is restorative justice.  Students sit in a circle and answer the questions.  For example what happened?  Students take turns and give their feelings or their version of what happened when there was a difficult situation.  The second question could be what will you do differently next time.

http://restorativeworks.net/2012/01/time-to-think-using-restorative-questions/

When challenging behavior:

 

• What happened?
• What were you thinking of at the time?
• What have you thought about since?
• Who has been affected by what you have done?
• In what way have they been affected?
• What do you think you need to do to make things right?

This can also be done with parents and students together so that each can have an understanding of the other.