%0 Journal Article
%T Alternative Approaches: Implementing Mindfulness Practices in the Classroom to Improve Challenging Behaviors
%A Calli Lewis-Chiu
%A Staci M. Zolkoski
%J Beyond Behavior
%@ 2163-5323
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1074295619832943
%X Managing challenging student behaviors can be difficult for any educator. Lacking knowledge of research-based, positively oriented behavior interventions, educators may resort to punitive, reactive disciplinary strategies. Mindfulness is a positive, proactive approach that may help students with emotional and behavioral disorders improve their ability to regulate their own behaviors. This discussion paper describes research-informed mindfulness practices that teachers can use in their classrooms to address challenging behavior
%K mindfulness
%K emotional and behavioral disorders
%K alternative approaches
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1074295619832943