Date: February 18th, 2026

What’s the first thing you need to do when a student “flips their lid”?
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Date: January 7th, 2026

When I taught 7th grade, I had an extremely difficult student. This is how I handled her behavior.
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Date: December 23rd, 2025

Polly answers the question: “How do I handle a child who is very mean to her peers but then always vehemently denies it with a big outburst?”
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Date: December 14th, 2025

Big feelings are real! When a kid walks into your classroom in the morning with BIG feelings, here’s how you can help.
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Date: July 12th, 2025

Polly answers the question: “How can I help my young students work through anger, frustration, shutting down, and refusal when they already don’t have much control over their emotions?”
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Date: March 15th, 2025

Polly answers the question: “I’m a high school teacher and lately I’m quite shocked by how upset my students can get with each other in class discussions. I frankly don’t know what to do about this. Do you have any suggestions?”
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Date: August 14th, 2024

Dealing with an angry kid? Both management and intervention are needed!
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Date: April 14th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “Sometimes I just don’t know what to say! When an upset kid comes to me with a problem I don’t always have the answers. How can I help when I don’t know what to say or do?”
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Date: March 13th, 2024

I’ve talked a lot about how to deal with kids’ anger, but adults get angry too!
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Date: March 6th, 2024

Remembering that there are feelings behind a kid’s angry outburst will help you to respond instead of react.
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