Date: April 12th, 2026

When a kid starts to ramp up I instantly respond with this sequence…
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Date: April 8th, 2026

Try this when kids don’t turn in their homework. It will make it much easier for you!
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Date: April 4th, 2026

Here’s what I do when a child is openly rude to me.
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Date: April 1st, 2026

Polly answers the question: “How can I help my students from brushing off the paraprofessional? It’s like if I don’t say it then it doesn’t count. She’s good at her job. I need your help here!”
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Date: March 28th, 2026

Here’s a tool that will really help you avoid power struggles.
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Date: March 25th, 2026

Hypervigilant kids need management and interventions. The more interventions we give them, the less management we will have to do later.
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Date: March 21st, 2026

Here’s how you can teach kids to enhance their attention spans.
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Date: March 18th, 2026

I once had a student who kept triggering so much cortisol into his prefrontal cortex that he would go into an anxiety attack. What did I do? I taught him about his brain and what was happening!
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Date: March 15th, 2026

Instead of getting caught up in “kids today!” think about it this way.
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Date: March 11th, 2026

We need to be careful not to overuse the term ‘be safe.’ Why? Because when we tell someone to be safe, we’re actually triggering a synapse in the brain that there is imminent danger.
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