How Teachers can move from “What is Wrong with You?!” to “What Happened to You?”
Read More: How Teachers can move from “What is Wrong with You?!” to “What Happened to You?”We now know that childhood trauma, including ongoing toxic stress, has a profound impact on brain development and behavior. In fact, behaviors teachers see in the classroom that seem to make no sense may actually be a student’s adaptive responses that show a brain’s capacity for prioritizing survival. When we blame the student or take […]
How Parents & Caregivers can move on from “What’s Wrong with Me?”
Read More: How Parents & Caregivers can move on from “What’s Wrong with Me?”Our early experiences shape us in profound ways. If those experiences were persistently stressful or traumatic in your early life, you may suffer from the results of adversity, just like millions of other parents and caregivers. Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey teamed up on a new book titled What Happened To You? that illuminates […]
How to Help Kids Rebuild Their Stamina for the New School Year
Read More: How to Help Kids Rebuild Their Stamina for the New School YearMasked up, many children have headed back to in-person learning. Though the academic load has not yet become heavy, the time in isolation has taken its toll in many ways. Just like an athlete returning to training after post-injury recuperation, our kids need to slowly build back the stamina they once had. We can help […]
Teachers & Students Need to Rebuild Stamina for this School Year
Read More: Teachers & Students Need to Rebuild Stamina for this School YearWe may be back to in-person learning, but it’s anything but normal. Masks, social distancing, altered scheduling, and new safety protocols make the days almost unrecognizable from where we were in March 2020. One of the biggest differences? The amount of stamina you may have for this new normal. And it won’t just be you. […]
A Strong Start for Teachers
Read More: A Strong Start for TeachersTeachers: we sincerely hope you were able to take some well-deserved time off this summer. The past two school years have asked too much of you. And right around the corner is the beginning of something new…a new classroom of kids, new challenges, new successes. Although we continue to face many unknowns this school year, […]
A Smooth Transition to the School Year
Read More: A Smooth Transition to the School YearThe new school year is fast approaching, and the sunlit days are growing a little shorter. It’s time to transition from summer to the more structured schedule of fall. There are still a lot of unknowns this school year, so it will helpful for kids to feel as ready as they can. When we leave […]
Rethinking Rewards: Focus on Finding Solutions
Read More: Rethinking Rewards: Focus on Finding SolutionsDuring stressful times, when we are challenged by our kids’ behavior, it is easy to fall into a punishment-reward cycle. We may lose our calm, flip our lids, and lay down a punishment. Then we feel bad and come back instead with ideas for incentives and rewards. Research tells us that neither work for […]
Resilience through Transition – An Art Activity for Classrooms or Families
Read More: Resilience through Transition – An Art Activity for Classrooms or FamiliesAll of us have experienced loss and change. We are tempted not to talk about it, fearing that bringing it up will bring to the surface emotions that are difficult for our students to feel. But in reality, ignoring the grief connected with letting go and change creates a confusing disconnect for children. Being able […]
Rethinking Rewards: Alternatives to Offering Incentives
Read More: Rethinking Rewards: Alternatives to Offering IncentivesTeachers, you have been accomplishing incredible feats this year! It is mind-boggling how your job has changed because of the pandemic and online teaching. Though some of your students are thriving, you may be worried about many who do not seem engaged and who aren’t completing assignments. It is easy to think that rewards may […]
Holding on to Hope (For Teachers)
Read More: Holding on to Hope (For Teachers)This year has been rough. An undeniable understatement. Hope seems hard to reach, especially when our resilience has been tested these in these long challenging months since last spring. Yet hope is an antidote to despair. And while acknowledging the emotional toll of these times is crucial, equally crucial is our ability to hold onto […]
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