How Do You Define Lying?

Date: November 21st, 2023

We often define lying as disrespect. But doing this gets our emotions involved and we take the behavior personally.

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Tell Kids to Take Back Control

Date: November 15th, 2023

Kids want control. What they don’t realize is that when they don’t follow instructions, they are actually giving up their control.

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Late to Class…Again!

Date: November 8th, 2023

What do you do when a kid is chronically late to class?

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Ask Polly Bath: Call the Office for Behavior?

Date: October 1st, 2023

Polly answers the question: “I was lining up my middle school kids and one kid kept ignoring my directions and stepping out of line. I told him to go to the office, which he refused to do, but he did get back in line. I called the office and an administrator came down but didn’t do anything because the kid wasn’t refusing at that moment. I felt unsupported. Could I have handled it differently?”

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Ask Polly Bath: Cell Phones and Power Struggles?

Date: September 3rd, 2023

Polly answers the question: “I have a high school kid who will not turn over her cell phone when I ask for it! It’s my policy and all the kids know it. I know her life is not that positive, and there isn’t a lot of room for learning in her brain right now, but I feel like I need to hold her accountable. It’s always a huge power struggle that results in administrative referral. How can I chip away at her refusal without it costing me our relationship?”

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Causal Factor of a Behavior?

Date: May 10th, 2023

Look past a child’s behavior to see what the causal factor is.

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Behaviors: Disrespect or Refusal?

Date: April 19th, 2023

Refusal is one of the top behaviors we’re seeing in our schools! But it’s often viewed as disrespect.

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Prevent Behaviors from Becoming Safety Issues

Date: March 22nd, 2023

What do we need to do in order to prevent behaviors from becoming safety issues?

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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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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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