Behavior

It’s no secret that today’s students are stressed. They’ve experienced a global pandemic and significant social unrest, and many are dealing with ongoing issues related to grief and loss, family…

Self-monitoring—teaching a child to observe their own actions—can improve many important aspects of behavior and academic performance. With a little know-how, you can explicitly teach children self-monitoring skills, and that’s…

Encouraging positive behavior in the classroom is a high priority for every teacher. Check out these 10 great quotes and tips from our authors—trusted experts on reducing challenging behavior and…

For more than a decade, the widely used Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children has been helping early educators boost key social‐emotional skills in young learners.…

Great for sharing with families, today’s post is about a topic near and dear to just about every parent’s heart: increasing desired behaviors at home. These six suggestions, excerpted and…

One of our most-read blog posts is this collection of 5 Activities for Building Empathy in Your Students. That’s not a surprise—the world could use a lot more empathy, and…

The way a classroom is set up can have a powerful impact on the behavior of young children. A supportive and thoughtfully designed classroom environment can help reduce behavior challenges…

Positive and supportive peer relationships are important—they can reduce student stress, support mental health, strengthen communication skills, and mitigate negative family and community factors. Today’s post, excerpted and adapted from…

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment in virtual and blended schools had been steadily rising, and remote learning will likely continue in some form for the foreseeable future. That means…