Date: December 18th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Do you have any recommendations for avoiding and/or getting out of power struggles with high school kids? I’ll admit, sometimes they suck me in and it’s hard not to lose it!”
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Date: December 14th, 2022
Most of the time, when we need to remove a preschooler from a situation so they can take a breath, it should be really quick. Our littles shouldn’t be sitting in time out for twenty minutes.
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Date: December 11th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Our middle school students are using the most appalling language in the hallways this year. What can we do to curb it?”
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Date: December 7th, 2022
What can you do when you have a child who can’t keep it together?
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Date: December 3rd, 2022
Polly answers the question: “The kids I teach don’t behave at all. I mean, they can’t sit still, they can’t work independently, they whine, they argue with each other, and they don’t play nice no matter what I say! I want it to stop! What can I do?”
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Date: November 30th, 2022
I love using transition times to enhance conversation skills!
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Date: November 27th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “We have high schoolers who wander the halls all day. When someone tells them to go to class they make explosive comments. How can we address this problem?”
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Date: November 23rd, 2022
School is mostly receptive language learning. But in the age of technology, this is not the way most kids learn. So, what should we do? Teach the skills needed to learn from lectures!
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Date: November 19th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “My 6th graders are completely apathetic in class. How can I motivate them?”
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Date: November 16th, 2022
How do kids learn empathy? By watching us! When they see how we, as adults, interact with each other, they learn how to interact with others.
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