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Archive for 'November,2011'

Teaching Children that It’s Okay to Be Angry

We all get mad; it’s how we manage our anger that matters, and no one is perfect. For example, just this morning, I was trying to finish an article while my 1-year-old slept. Her sister had [...]

Getting Children to Face Their Fears

Being a child can be scary sometimes. With so much going on in the world, most of it new and confusing, it’s not surprising that even young children can develop irrational fears about certain scenarios which [...]

Focus on EQ: Optimism, Gratitude, and Technology

Focus on EQ: Gratitude, Optimism, and Technology. In this holiday season, thoughts naturally turn to expressions of gratitude. Gratitude, it turns out, is one idea that’s also part of a larger movement called Positive Psychology, whose [...]

Autism Spectrum Disorder – You’re Not Alone

When we have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it can sometimes feel as if we are the only people in the world who go through this experience. The daily challenges can often make us feel [...]

Time Management Tips for Teens

As a community college teacher, many of the students I teach each semester represent untapped talent. What do I mean by this? With a few, notable, exceptions, the student population of most community colleges represents those [...]

The Power of Pets in Supporting Autism

When we think about supporting our children through the challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder, getting the family pet to help is not at the forefront of our minds. However, more and more research is slowly proving [...]

The Top Ten Ways to Support A Child With ADHD

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be a difficult condition to manage well. As a parent, teacher of care-giver of an ADHD child, it can often feel frustrating when you are supporting them to learn, making [...]

Four Ways Classroom Teachers Can Include Students and Families Coping with Divorce

The news lately has been filled with images divorce thanks to Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries (I know, I don’t care either, but a lot of people or at least media outlets do). While the comings [...]

First Aid for Worried Teens

Teens are an incredibly stressed lot. They tell me so on surveys after school assemblies and in stress management workshops I conduct. When asked how many of them go to bed at night and lay a [...]

How One Principal Put An End To Bullying — The Story Of Three Little Girls

Once there were three little girls, Kathy, Lilly and Susan. They were all new to my school in the seventh grade and had come from different schools. But in eighth grade, when they were together, they [...]