We All Lack Emotional Coping Skills – Students and Teachers Alike!
Date: September 28th, 2019
Students lack emotional coping skills. But guess what? Sometimes so do the adults!
You Can Teach Kids Why They’re Getting Angry
Date: September 15th, 2019
Anger is a result of other feelings. Teach kids how to identify these other feelings that are causing them to get angry!
We MUST Teach Anger Self-Management
Date: August 6th, 2019
Do you TEACH kids how not to become angry? Or do you just give the kid an out when they’re angry?
Riding It Out When a Kid is Tantruming
Date: July 21st, 2019
The hardest thing for us when a kid is throwing a tantrum is to do nothing. BUT that is exactly what we need to do sometimes.
How I Respond to Escalating Behaviors
Date: May 4th, 2019
Thrown Out of Class and Hopping Mad
Date: September 30th, 2018
Can you calm an agitated kid who just got kicked out of class? Or do you make the usual mistakes and lose the battle?
What’s BEHIND a Student’s Anger?
Date: September 23rd, 2018
Behaviors Have REASONS
Date: August 25th, 2018
Why is a kid giving you a behavior? Here are the questions I ask myself to find out.
Why Reflecting on ‘My Behavior Choice’ Doesn’t Always Work for a Kid
Date: August 8th, 2018
It’s very tempting to ask a kid to fill out a form evaluating a poor behavior choice, but does it work?
A Kid is Getting Upset – Are YOU?
Date: July 7th, 2018
Your tone and body language really matter when a kid is escalated. Stay C-A-L-M.
