Kids Texting? Talking?
Date: December 6th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Remember when kids would pass notes? Now they text or just talk to each other. Here are some tips on how to handle these behaviors.
Ask Polly Bath: Turning Kids Against Me
Date: December 3rd, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I have done a fabulous job lately of not taking the bait and avoiding power struggles! I have one kid in my class who I used to go to battles with constantly. However, now that I’m managing him better, he is trying to get other kids to turn against me! Any thoughts about what may be the next steps with him?”
Co-Regulate with ‘Littles’
Date: November 29th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Ask Polly Bath: I’ve Got a Runner!
Date: November 26th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I work in a self-contained, more restrictive program. We have one kid who has a history of being a ‘runner.’ I want to prevent this but I realize that I can’t possibly block doors or be at two doors at once. How can we prepare for this in advance? And how can we respond so the running stops eventually?”
How Do You Define Lying?
Date: November 21st, 2023
By: Polly Bath
We often define lying as disrespect. But doing this gets our emotions involved and we take the behavior personally.
Ask Polly Bath: Running In School Suspension
Date: November 19th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I have been assigned to run an In School Suspension room. I’m having so many problems with this! The kids dismiss me, the staff walk in whenever they want to reprimand kids in my care, and the kids think the whole thing is a joke. Any advice?”
Tell Kids to Take Back Control
Date: November 15th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Kids want control. What they don’t realize is that when they don’t follow instructions, they are actually giving up their control.
Ask Polly Bath: You’re a Teacher Not a Buddy
Date: November 11th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid in my class who is a ‘buddy’ to their single parent. And they want to treat me the same! I don’t listen to, ‘Hey, dude,’ or ‘Hey girl hey!’ Is there a way to teach, in the moment, that they can’t do this and still have a good relationship with them?”
Late to Class…Again!
Date: November 8th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Ask Polly Bath: Telling a Kid to Stop Immediately
Date: November 4th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “What do you do when you tell a child to ‘stop immediately’ and they say ‘I wasn’t doing anything’?”
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