Date: April 8th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “We have had an incredible up-tick in violence in our high school recently and we’re very worried! Why are kids so physically aggressive with each other these days?”
Date: September 28th, 2022
We have a lot of angry kids. When we are able to figure out what is causing their anger, we’re better able to help them deal with it.
Date: August 22nd, 2021
Understanding why a kid is angry can help us manage and change related behaviors!
Date: January 15th, 2020
When you put kids in unstructured settings, remember that a huge number live with trauma or abuse.
Date: December 14th, 2019
We have to deliberately teach kids how to put space between their thoughts and their actions.
Date: December 7th, 2019
Kids can’t handle competition and this is why! And this is what we should do about it!
Date: September 28th, 2019
Students lack emotional coping skills. But guess what? Sometimes so do the adults!
Date: September 15th, 2019
Anger is a result of other feelings. Teach kids how to identify these other feelings that are causing them to get angry!
Date: March 7th, 2018
A parent told me: “Well, I told my kid if someone goes after him on the playground he should just bash ‘em.”
Date: April 9th, 2015
Sometimes we have to deal with physical altercations between students. Watch this video for five techniques I use.
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