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!
How to Deal with Unpredictable Social Interactions
Date: November 14th, 2018
Do you have a student who can interact with adults but not their peers? Adults are predictable, kids are not!
“Voices Off” Makes My Teeth Itch
Date: September 26th, 2018
Over-accommodating is a Serious Mistake!
Date: September 12th, 2018
Do we hinder a kid when we over-accommodate? We mean well, but sometimes do we go too far?
Teaching SEL is NOT Complicated
Date: September 8th, 2018
Offended and Offensive on Social Media
Date: September 4th, 2018
