The document discusses strategies for avoiding power struggles with students and setting effective limits in the classroom. It identifies situations that could lead to power struggles and provides techniques for preventing and defusing confrontations. These include establishing clear rules and consequences, actively listening to students, and enforcing limits while preserving student dignity. The document also discusses common misconceptions around limit setting and offers a five-step approach for setting limits effectively. Sources for additional information on the topic are provided.

1. Avoiding Power Struggles and Setting Limits Beth Martin Johnston Interview May 13, 2009

5. Our goal when working with children is to preserve human dignity no matter what the behavior.

8. Power Struggles

13. Establishing Clear, Objective Limits and Enforcing Consequences

18. Actively Listen

21. Prevention, Intervention and Defusing

28. Who thinks they are smarter than a power struggle?