Ask Polly Bath: Giving Elementary Students Sensory Breaks?

Date: December 2nd, 2025

Polly answers the question: “I’d like to throw in a couple sensory breaks every day for my elementary students, even though we’d miss some academic time. What’s your opinion?”

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When Kids Can’t Make a Decision | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: November 22nd, 2025

Decision-making can be really anxiety driven for kids. Here’s how to help them make choices.

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Attention? Avoidance? Control?

Date: November 5th, 2025

We need to teach kids the skills they lack in order to get their needs met. Help them build a ‘strategy toolbox.’

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Train the Brain to Focus | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: November 2nd, 2025

How I teach kids to focus on one thing at a time!

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Ask Polly Bath: Are You Letting Kids Misbehave By Not Responding?

Date: October 22nd, 2025

Polly answers the question: “You’ve said that sometimes it’s better NOT to respond to a behavior but isn’t that just letting kids misbehave?”

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Don’t Ban Games on the Playground! | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: October 4th, 2025

Let’s teach kids HOW to compete, HOW to win, and HOW to lose – instead of banning games.

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Skills for Helping Highly Dysregulated Adolescents | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: September 14th, 2025

Here’s how you can help highly dysregulated adolescents.

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How You Can Help Highly Dysregulated Little Kids | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: September 7th, 2025

Here are some techniques to help highly dysregulated little kids.

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Ask Polly Bath: SEL? Curriculum?

Date: September 2nd, 2025

Polly answers the question: “I have so much curriculum to get through but, frankly, my students have such poor social and emotional skills they’re not ready to learn. What should I do?”

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Kids ‘Forgetting’ Homework?| Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: August 23rd, 2025

Do you have a problem with your students forgetting their homework? Here’s how I handle that.

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