Date: September 10th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “When a kid gets so upset that they smash a window, are they aware of how out of control they are? And what’s a logical consequence?”
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Date: June 10th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Our high school has kids who work really hard and never get into trouble but it seems like we get so bogged down dealing with the kids who are having problems that these kids feel ignored. How can we encourage them to keep up the great work?”
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Date: April 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a 6th grader who keeps disrupting my history class so I give her detentions. But I’m not seeing any improvements in her behavior. How do I get better results?”
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Date: March 19th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I send high schoolers down to the office when they act up in my class and it doesn’t seem to make any difference! So I wonder if I should just save the office for really higher level stuff so the kids know when they have truly gone too far?”
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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.
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Date: August 14th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I have a little one who tantrums immediately if I redirect her or if another kid has something she wants… What can I do?”
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Date: July 24th, 2022
Anxiety is part of life. If we don’t teach kids how to manage anxiety, then they won’t know how to manage it as an adult.
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Date: January 22nd, 2022
Behaviors always have a cause. Here are 5 factors that are often behind a behavior.
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Date: January 9th, 2022
Behavior unravels when things are not predictable and consistent, which is exactly what’s been happening this past year and a half!
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Date: December 12th, 2021
We have to remember the purpose of interventions are to teach self-compensatory skills, not to “fix” the kid.
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