Not Being Able to Handle Rejection Can Cause a Behavior Problem
Date: August 21st, 2019
We need to teach kids how to handle rejection because that is a real life skill!!!
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?
If You’re Asking Them to Work in Groups, YOU BETTER TEACH ‘EM HOW!!!
Date: August 4th, 2019
Even if you have a great lesson plan, you still might get really awful behaviors unless you teach them the social skills they’ll need for it.
Poor Conversation Skills Can LOOK Like Behavior Problems
Date: July 31st, 2019
I Don’t Like to Use Screen Time as a Reward
Date: July 24th, 2019
Are we feeding into our young students’ lack of social skills by using screen time as a reward?
DO NOT Give Everyone a Trophy!!!
Date: June 8th, 2019
Learning how to compete is a social skill! Kids will suffer as adults if we don’t teach it to them!
Wonder if a Kid is NOT SORRY?
Date: April 21st, 2019
If a student isn’t sincerely sorry, could it be that we need to teach empathy for them to understand?
Freely GIVE Attention to the Attention Seeker – Unconditionally
Date: April 6th, 2019
Attention is not something you should make a kid with no social skills earn. Give it to them unconditionally!
Teach REAL Apologizing, Not FAKE Apologizing
Date: February 20th, 2019
We need to teach kids that an apology is supposed to have MEANING behind it! It’s not just saying “I’m sorry.”
Special SEL Classes Are Fine, But YOU Have to Teach It Too
Date: December 26th, 2018
It’s not enough to have special SEL classes for the students that need it. We need to teach SEL in our classroom everyday too!
