Hostile/Irritable

Hostile/Irritable

Arguing
Accepting "No" for an answer-Skill #2: (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 61)
Disagreeing Appropriately-Skill #6 (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 69)
Correcting Another Person-Skill #31 (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 102)

Attitude
Garbage Bag Technique
Have the child illustrate on a brown paper bag along with the therapist doing the same.  While illustrating, the therapist talks about what garbage is all about, and then  uses that metaphor to help the child write six pieces of his or her own personal "garbage" (3 from home and 3 from school) to put into the bag.  These will be used at future sessions.  The therapist puts six pieces of garbage in his/her own personal bag as well, which all realte to the child"s issues.  Each week, the child will pick a piece of "garbage" to act out and resolve the problem either through role play or miniatures.
(From Video Training Workshop:  Play Therapy for Children with ADHD, Kaduson, 1998)

Blaming
Accepting the Consequences for Breaking the Rules:  (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 71)
Reproducible    "Choosing a Consequence" Activity Sheet

Accepting the Consequences for Inappropriate Behavior:  (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 74)
Reproducible:    "Truth and Consequence" Activity Sheet
Accepting Consequences Without Anger:  (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 77)
Reproducible    "Tell the Truth Interview" Activity Sheet
Responding Calmly to Failure:  (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 80)
Reproducible    "What is Failure?"

Bragging
Accepting Winning Appropriately-Skill #67: (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 140)
Seeking Positive Attention-Skill #56:  (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 128)
Cruelty to other students
Disrespectful behaviors
Dealing with being provoked
Irritation (coping with being easily irritated/provoked)

Teasing
Reacting to Teasing (Lesson 29):  (Hanken & Kennedy, 1998, Getting to Know You, p 101, Lessons for grades 1-3 and 4-6)
Responding to Teasing - Skill #129:  (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 206)

Whining