349 results for 'my day is ruined'

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 loo ...

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.

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&n ...

Make Sleep Work for You (Post)

Sleep. Did you know getting the recommended amount of sleep can increase your attention span and memory? It can support your immune system and improve your health. It can lower your risk for healt ...

Helping Children Deal with Anxiety (Post)

If you have noticed an increased level of anxiety in your child, you are not alone. The past two years have been unlike anything we’ve experienced before. There were so many unknowns as we ente ...

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 ...

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 expe ...

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 i ...

​Empower Your Child: Four Key Skills Preparing for Middle School (Post)

Recently, a parent group for our local school district posted this question: “Starting the year in a new school. What can I do to get my kid ready?”What a great question! And it got us thinking, the ...

When the Parent Becomes the Therapist (Post)

The world-wide pandemic changed many things in our lives. One of those big changes was school closures which thrust parents into a new role as educator and therapist. This may seem scary and you ...

Reigniting the Passion for Teaching (Post)

After a long and grueling school year, many teachers enter the summer feeling as if they have poured every bit of their soul into their students, only to enter their summer vacation feeling defeated ...

Winning…If It Isn’t So Important, Why Does it Feel So Good? (Post)

This summer my family enjoyed watching the Women’s World Cup. As the games went on, more and more questions came from my son. One stood out. “Dad, what’s a yellow card?” I was able to explain t ...