Are You Angry?
Date: March 13th, 2024
Ask Polly Bath: Telling a Kid to Stop Immediately
Date: November 4th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “What do you do when you tell a child to ‘stop immediately’ and they say ‘I wasn’t doing anything’?”
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?”
Behaviors and Teacher’s Emotions
Date: July 19th, 2023
We all have an automatic thought when a kid gives us behaviors. But we have to make sure to catch the emotions that go with our automatic thought!
Ask Polly: Teens Mocking Teachers?
Date: March 11th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I was walking down the hall with a colleague and a group of 8th graders started mocking our conversation as we passed. What would you have done in that situation?”
Behaviors? Don’t Get Ruffled Up.
Date: February 8th, 2023
Behavior: 14 Things Kids Can’t Handle
Date: January 30th, 2022
There is a list of things kids struggle with handling. And when they can’t handle these things, it causes behavior!
Adolescents Need Control — Show Them How
Date: October 24th, 2021
Have you ever had a student say, “Adults just want to CONTROL us!!” Here’s how we can show them how they can have some of the control they want and need.
Behavior & SEL: Self-Awareness
Date: March 21st, 2021
Self-awareness is a huge part of behavior and Social Emotional Learning! I teach it with these four steps.
Don’t BLURT and Regret: Teach Kids How
Date: December 13th, 2020
I like to use visual aids when teaching kids how to think BEFORE they speak, or type, something.
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