Stressed out?
Need a Summer of Renewal NOW? As a trainer and coach, I work with a lot of educators. In fact, having worked in the public school system for 20 years, I’m friends with a lot of educators and school counselors. And here is what I bet most of them would say: Being an educator means…
Read MoreUse Brain Science to Change Behavior
Teach Lessons that Change Behavior Back in the day when I was teaching lessons to children regularly as a school counselor, I was always trying to determine the best way to engage children in the lesson as well as make sure that they could actually learn and remember it later. Lucky for educators and parents…
Read MoreDecision Making Time: The Great Resignation and School Counselors
Big Decisions Ahead Covid and the shutdown have impacted school counselors and educators creating an environment that many are leaving in droves. I know that within my own circle of friends, it resulted in a rash of retirement decisions for all who were able to do so. For those who remained and hoped for a…
Read MoreKeeping it positive in a negative world
Breathing Your Way to Calm
Breathing Techniques to De-Stress Kids Back when I was in school counseling, using breathing techniques to help kids gain control over emotions, especially anxiety and stress wasn’t as common as it is today. Today mindfulness which can involve centering our attention on our senses and using breathing practices to regulate emotion is not only easy…
Read More5 Ways to Teach Kids to Get Along Better
How to Disagree… Like We Need Help With That! Kid President is no longer making videos… after all he couldn’t stay a “kid forever”, but how I wish he could. This video was made in 2016, but seems to me we need it more today in 2022 than ever. Listen as he identifies 5 ways…
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