Kids can behave in school, regardless of home
Date: January 21st, 2016
Kids can learn good school behavior, regardless of their life outside of school.
Teaching new skills to an upset student
Date: January 14th, 2016
Before we can teach new skills to children, we need to get them available to learn. Watch this video for my tips on how to do this.
Kids with one-to-one paras still need to be taught skills
Date: January 7th, 2016
When a child has a one-to-one para, this doesn’t mean we can skip the steps to teach him or her needed skills. Watch this video for more.
The point of detention? To teach skills
Date: December 30th, 2015
If a child just does time in detention, then you will never see their behavior get better. Watch this video for my tip on how to make detention useful.
Don’t over protect from failing
Date: December 23rd, 2015
Failing is a part of life. We need to allow kids to experience this so they can learn to succeed. Watch this video for more.
Social skills: compliments
Date: December 15th, 2015
Kids should know the difference between internal and external compliments. Watch this video for more.
Managing avoidance behavior–bathroom passes
Date: December 10th, 2015
Some kids ask to go to the bathroom to avoid things that are difficult for them. Watch this video for two tips that I use to help handle this.
Are we teaching our school’s values to students?
Date: December 3rd, 2015
Most schools have values that they promote. But are they being taught to the students? Watch this video for my tip on how to do this.
Behavior: when they comply AND sigh
Date: November 23rd, 2015
We don’t like it when a child heaves a sigh about something we’ve asked them to do. But they’re complying, is it a huge problem at that point? Watch this video for more.
Video: do not argue with students
Date: November 19th, 2015
Arguing with students gets us nowhere. Watch this video to see the two techniques I use to make sure not to get into an argument with them.
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