Ask Polly Bath: Logical Consequences?

Date: January 28th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “What is an example of logical consequences?”

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Nothing Working? Do This!

Date: January 10th, 2024

If you’ve got a child who keeps disrupting class, and interventions aren’t working… try this…

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Deliberately Annoying Behavior?

Date: October 25th, 2023

Ever have that kid who deliberately annoys other kids? How do you handle it?

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Ask Polly Bath: Off Topic Questions During Class?

Date: September 17th, 2023

Polly answers the question: “In the middle of class one of my 4th graders will raise his hand and ask a totally unrelated, off topic, distracting, and sometimes alarming question. How should I respond to this?”

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Are You Causing a Power Struggle?

Date: June 21st, 2023

Asking questions like, “Is that the way you walk into a room?” will lead to a power struggle.

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Ask Polly: Detention for Disruption?

Date: April 22nd, 2023

Polly answers the question: “I have a 6th grader who keeps disrupting my history class so I give her detentions. But I’m not seeing any improvements in her behavior. How do I get better results?”

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WHAT Is the Behavior?

Date: March 15th, 2023

Look at a child’s behavior. Is it a disruption? Disrespect? Refusal? Safety? The problem a behavior creates is a lot more important than the behavior itself.

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Disruptive Behavior?

Date: March 1st, 2023

If a kid is so disruptive that you have to remove them from the classroom, be careful it doesn’t backfire. How?

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Are Little Kids Being Disrespectful?

Date: December 28th, 2022

When little kids misbehave, we automatically think they are being disrespectful. But are they?

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Disruptions Due To Talking Out?

Date: December 21st, 2022

When kids start talking out, don’t ask things like, “What should you be doing right now?” Instead, say “Talking out right now is disruptive.”

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