Reward programs–don’t use forever
Date: March 31st, 2016
An external reward program might be a good start with some students. But if we don’t go beyond that, then we’re not actually helping these kids. Watch this video for more.
Behavior: what’s going on back there?
Date: March 24th, 2016
Sometimes the best way to stop, or even prevent, bad behavior is by being visible. Watch this video for more.
A child’s “right” doesn’t make his response correct
Date: March 17th, 2016
It’s so important to teach children that how they respond to a situation matters. And they only have control over their response. Sometimes we need to help their parents understand this as well. Watch this video for more.
Behavior: the forbidden question
Date: March 10th, 2016
Sometimes the worst thing we can do is ask a disruptive student a question. Watch this video for a real life example and what I should have done instead.
Should parents punish kids for in-school behavior?
Date: March 3rd, 2016
For consequences to work the best, they need to be timely. Watch this video to see why it’s important that consequences are given at school for in-school behavior.
Behavior: disabilities impact development
Date: February 25th, 2016
We expect kids to act their age, and we sometimes tell them that. But if they have a disability, then they are developmentally younger. Watch this video for more.
Handling work avoidance in class
Date: February 18th, 2016
When a student refuses to do classwork, we might want to just kick him or her out of class. But is that always the best option? Watch this video for my tip on how I handle it.
Behavior: over-rewarding will backfire
Date: February 11th, 2016
If we reward our students for things that they should be doing anyway, then those reward systems are going to backfire. Watch this video for more.
Don’t get tired of enforcing the rules
Date: February 4th, 2016
Sometimes we feel we are the only ones enforcing the rules, and this causes us to get tired. But when we get tired the rules fall apart. Watch this video for more.
Let’s teach delayed gratification
Date: January 28th, 2016
Kids want things right away. But this isn’t always possible, so we need to teach them delayed gratification. This will help them later in life. Watch this video for my tip on how I do this.
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