350 results for 'my day is ruined'

Forgotten Permission Slips: Organization in the Classroom (Post)

Excerpts taken from full article originally featured on boystown.org/parenting.We’ve all heard “Mom, I have this permission slip for a field trip. It’s due today.” If I’m being honest, I hear it seve

A Two-Part Series on the Value of Teaching Social Skills (Part 1) (Post)

Part 1: Social Skills Can Expand (and Limit) Life’s OpportunitiesWhen you hear the phrase “social skills,” you probably think about all the verbal and nonverbal actions and behaviors that happen whi

How to Raise a Confident Child (Post)

As a mom, I wanted to instill confidence in my three children, but I always feared that if they became overly confident, they would struggle. Confidence is an attribute that will serve a child

The Treasures You Seek (Post)

The week before Christmas, my husband and I filled up our travel mugs with coffee and ventured forth into the dark of night. The classic holiday tunes on the radio, with a little help from our car’s h

Calling All Members of The Tortured Poets Department: The Rise of Mental Health Concerns in Young People (Part 2) (Post)

In the first segment of our series, we identified factors that have impacted the mental health of young people. Next, we will discuss hinderances to mental health support for our youth. As pr

​Back to School: 10 Restorative Care Tips (Post)

Back to school. Sometimes it’s a time of hope and excitement. Sometimes, it’s a time of anxiety and dread. “Will they like me?” “What if the work is too much?” “What if I can’t handle it all this tim

Books... the Gifts that Keep on Giving (Post)

Books are a gift. Opening a new book and allowing yourself to be absorbed into its pages can take you to worlds you never imagined. Different places and times. Magical, far-off destinations. Trea

Conflict to Compromise (Post)

Two kids + 1 bottle of bubbles = BIG problem! Sound familiar?I watched from across the driveway as my granddaughters went at it! My first instinct was to go into the house and pull out another bott

Supporting Elementary Students with Separation Anxiety at School (Post)

Today, more and more students seem to be experiencing separation anxiety. That’s not terribly surprising, however, given everything they’ve lived through in recent years. According to the Ch

Choosing Kindness: Part 2 - Teaching Kids to Choose Kindness (Post)

Earlier this month, I discussed how one of my son’s middle-school teachers focused on his kindness towards others as the highlight of our parent-teacher conference, and how it inspired me to look

5 Signs A Child Might Be Dealing With Sadness (Post)

Teachers / Counselors, Have you ever asked a child how his or her day was and heard the standard response of “good,” but deep down it seems like something is just a little bit off? In my exper

Beat Procrastination: 5 Tips for Teaching Kids to Complete Tasks Well and On Time (Post)

Procrastination. I have a love-hate relationship with this concept. For example, sometimes, when I just can’t get my creativity flowing, procrastinating creates this urgency that seems to stimulate