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?”
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.
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?”
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.
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?”
Date: November 8th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
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’?”
Date: November 1st, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Date: October 29th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
Date: October 25th, 2023
By: Polly Bath
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