When Kids Don’t Know How Their Actions Affect Others | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: May 31st, 2026

We need to help kids understand how they affect others with their actions.

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How to Build Kids’ Confidence | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: May 24th, 2026

Kids don’t want to take risks! Here’s how to help them build confidence.

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Foul Language in the Lunchroom? | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: January 4th, 2026

What language is OK in the lunchroom? Kids need help with that! Use lunch as a teaching opportunity.

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Consequences That Change Student Behavior | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: November 9th, 2025

If the consequence isn’t working, why do we continue to use the same consequence?

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Kids Swearing in the Hallway? | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH

Date: August 2nd, 2025

What’s the secret to reducing swearing in the hallway of your school?

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Play Can Enhance Your Curriculum

Date: September 11th, 2024

Here’s how we can incorporate the power of play into our curriculum delivery.

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Start the Day with Play

Date: September 4th, 2024

I recently saw a teacher bring play into “morning meeting,” and it was VERY effective.

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Motivate with Short Successes

Date: July 2nd, 2024

When kids see their successes with short, frequent assessments, this keeps them motivated.

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Ask Polly Bath: Extra Support Not Helping?

Date: June 2nd, 2024

Polly answers the question: “We give our kids with higher ACES scores extra support but they often still resort to escalating behaviors and/or refusal. Why are they still struggling with learning?”

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Ask Polly Bath: Too Little SEL to Get SEL?

Date: May 10th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “How do you engage a kid in social skills lessons if they don’t seem to have enough social skills to participate?”

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