Are you looking for strategies to help students who think everyone dislikes them? If so, keep reading.

1. Give the learner as many academic and social success as possible so peers may view them more positively.

2. Make the appropriate adjustments in their surroundings to prevent the learner from experiencing stress, frustration, anger, etc.

3. Provide the learner with additional duties (e.g., chores, errands, etc.) to give them a feeling of success or accomplishment.

4. Organize their surroundings so the learner does not have time to dwell on real or imagined problems.

5. Take the time to listen so the learner realizes your concern and interest.

6. Find more appropriate ways for the learner to express their feelings.

7. Minimize stimuli that contribute to the learner’s oral expression of unhappiness (e.g., seek input from the learner as to what upsets him/her).

8. Separate the learner from the peer(s) who stimulates the oral expression of unhappiness.

9. Praise those students in the classroom who deal with unhappiness appropriately.

10. Attempt several groupings to ascertain the situation in which the learner is most comfortable.

11. Urge the learner to take part in extracurricular learning activities that will help create skills that are appropriate to interact properly with others at school.

12. Make sure that oral expressions of unhappiness are not inadvertently reinforced (e.g., attention, getting their way, etc.).

13. Give the learner alternative learning activities to perform in case some learning activities prove upsetting.

14. Minimize the emphasis on competition. Repeated failure may cause the learner to feel that others do not like or care about him/her.

15. Urge and help the learner to make friends (e.g., pair the learner with a peer; when that relationship is successful, include other students).

16. On occasions where logical consequences occur as a result of the learner’s displays of unhappiness, point them out to them (e.g., peers prefer not to interact with the learner).

17. Give the learner as many positive interactions as possible (e.g., recognize the learner, greet the learner, compliment attire, etc.).

18. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

19. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

20. Consider using a socio-emotional learning app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

21. Consider using an emotional intelligence app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

22. Consider using a school counseling app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.