479 results for '“I Just Don’t like the Sound of No'

Helping Kids Navigate Tough Social Situations (Post)

Certain social situations can be tricky. Working collaboratively with people who don't share the same opinion as you, telling the truth in a kind way, calming down in the face of frustration, and mee ...

On Language and Unconditional Positive Regard (Post)

“I’m bad.” We’ve all heard it. A child has been told they’re “bad” to the point that they’ve integrated it into their sense of identity. “Bad&rdq ...

​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 ...

​On Being a Bully Bystander (Post)

Though the world of education always remains vigilant to the negative effects of bullying on our students, the month of October brings with it a renewed focus on awareness, action, and advocacy ...

Supporting Children’s Mental Health at Home, School, and Beyond (Post)

What does a “good day” look like for a child? For some kids, a good day means feeling calm instead of overwhelmed. For others, it’s managing big emotions without melting down, feeli ...

Helping Kids Build Empathy for Stronger Relationships (Post)

Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional skills children can learn. When kids understand and care about how others feel, they are better able to build healthy friendships, resolve confli ...

Parenting Tips and Tricks for Dealing with Separation Anxiety (Post)

How would you feel if you were dropped off in the middle of a big city in a foreign country and told, “Have a great day! I’ll pick you up in 6 hours”?  Would you be scared? Exc ...

Effective Autism Intervention: Teaching "What to Do" (Post)

Excerpts taken from full article originally featured in Teach Magazine. Consider this: You are driving in traffic, it starts raining, and you can barely see in front of you. Your music is ...

Instilling Perseverance and Grit In Teens (Post)

Along the side of my parents' house in Arizona, oranges and lemons grow on the trees year-round. These trees produce large, juicy, edible fruit but, as good as they are to eat, I have come to believe ...

Valuing Differences: A Skill That Builds Respect, Relationships, and Belonging (Post)

Children and teens interact with many different people every day—at school, at home, and in their communities. Learning how to value differences helps young people build stronger relationships, ...

The Infinity Gauntlet: Rules for Reading (Post)

This article was originally published on sociabilitybooks.com, written by Lou Knows What to Do Authors, Kimberly Tice and Venita Litvack. Like the rest of the world, we are obsess ...

Teach Kids to be a B.O.S.S and Take a Stand Against Bullying (Post)

Bullying has become an epidemic in communities, homes, online and our schools. For example, bullyingstatistics.org cites the following data: Bullying victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely ...