Not Belonging Will CAUSE Behaviors

Date: May 1st, 2019
By: Polly Bath

It’s amazing to see how helping a child have a sense of belonging can actually change their difficult behaviors!

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THINK Before Responding!!!

Date: April 28th, 2019
By: Polly Bath

We don’t have to address attention-seeking behavior right at that moment!!!

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Duties Are An Opportunity to Teach Social Skills

Date: April 24th, 2019
By: Polly Bath

Lunch and recess are a great time to teach kids the social skills they are missing.

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Wonder if a Kid is NOT SORRY?

Date: April 21st, 2019
By: Polly Bath

If a student isn’t sincerely sorry, could it be that we need to teach empathy for them to understand?

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WHY Is That Behavior Inappropriate???

Date: April 17th, 2019
By: Polly Bath

Don’t just tell kids their behavior is inappropriate and leave it at that. You need to tell them WHY it is inappropriate!

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All the Ways We Reinforce Attention Seeking

Date: April 14th, 2019
By: Polly Bath

Watch for the signs that you are reinforcing attention seeking.

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Keeping Your Poker Face Even When A Kid Gets to You

Date: April 10th, 2019
By: Polly Bath

Don’t let the kid with emotional baggage realize they’ve gotten under your skin. Instead, keep your poker face!

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Freely GIVE Attention to the Attention Seeker – Unconditionally

Date: April 6th, 2019
By: Polly Bath

Attention is not something you should make a kid with no social skills earn. Give it to them unconditionally!

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Kids Get in Trouble in the World When WE Let Adult Authority Slide

Date: April 3rd, 2019
By: Polly Bath

Every adult in the school is an authority figure, even if they’re not a teacher.

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Compliance is a Loaded Word and I Don’t Like It

Date: March 31st, 2019
By: Polly Bath

“I want compliance!” Be careful – that word can lead to a power struggle.

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