Story #1: "Wild Child"
Billy could never sit still in school. His teachers labeled him the "wild child". Every week Billy's mom would be told how he distracted the other kids in class. She knew that he was smart and had potential but wondered if there was a way to teach him to focus his energy on doing one thing at a time...
Story #2: "The Lazy Kid" It wasn't that Maddy wasn't smart it was just that she never gave a full effort into anything. Dad said that she needed to have a "kick in the pants." Since she was so easy going she had mediocre grades and did just enough to get by. She needed something that would show her the benefits of setting and achieving goals.
Story #3: "No Discipline!" Mrs Jones came to me saying that Donnie always had to be asked 10 times to do anything. If she didn't nag him about homework, putting his shoes away, taking the trash out – anything – it would never get done. The "professionals" said that he had an attention problem and needed medication.
Story #4: "The Target" Every school has a bully. When I grew up there were a ton. They prey on smaller kids and it really messes with their self-esteem. Thomas was the type of kid who needed to learn how to assert himself. He was shy, and just didn't have much confidence. Of course this led to him getting picked on every day. Thomas never stood up for himself, because he didn't have the confidence to…