A Different Response to RUDE %#$@!!!

Date: July 25th, 2021

It’s very hard not to be indignant when a kid is rude to us. But is that the best response? Here’s what I do instead.

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Covid-19: Time Outs at Home and School

Date: October 10th, 2020

Here are my tips for having a ‘vacation station’ for remote learning that can be transitioned back to an in-person Covid-19 environment.

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Teaching the Harder Emotions

Date: September 26th, 2020

Here is my favorite way to teach kids how to deal with their harder emotions.

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In Control or Outta Control?

Date: April 29th, 2020

There is a DIFFERENCE between difficult IN-CONTROL behavior and difficult OUT-OF-CONTROL behavior. I respond differently to each one!

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Strong Feelings in the Classroom?

Date: April 8th, 2020

We all have kids in our classrooms who deal with STRONG feelings! How do we help them?

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Why Is This Student So Angry?

Date: March 14th, 2020

WHY is a student ANGRY? And WHAT do I do?

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Behavior: I’m Gonna Get in Trouble If I Do That!

Date: March 11th, 2020

When a kid sees an opportunity to misbehave, do they stop and think about it?

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Escalating Kid? (Part 2)

Date: February 29th, 2020

These are steps I take to handle high end behaviors.

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Hitting You Emotionally?

Date: February 23rd, 2020

When a child says something rude to you that hits you emotionally, can you control your own behavior?

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A Social Emotional Mess…?

Date: January 19th, 2020

Are we failing to address the causal factor or skill deficit for why a student is failing in class?

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