Watch this video [1:41] to learn why Silent Lunch is not a great behavior management technique, and what you might do instead.

You want kids to be able to talk in the cafeteria. But when the cafeteria gets too noisy, often our response is Silent Lunch, which is a management technique that makes it better for US. But the kids haven’t learned how to eat, talk, and manage a voice level.

For Polly’s lunch-time ideas, click on the video above.