All Episodes

What do I do when kids are talking over me, and each other?

What do I need to do so my students will do more listening and less talking and blurting?

Why is all this stuff just about breathing?

When should we bring kids into running/leading circles?

Kids don't seem to hear me when I'm talking to them. Help!

I get it. Seclusion and Restraint harms kids. And yet, I still have to face this kid today who beat me up yesterday.

How can I get my students to be safe and successful with transitions...so we can get to the learning?

When the world hands us cruelty and nasty messages, how do we survive?

Kids these days! They can do whatever and they don't get punished anymore!

This kid is so sensitive! I know they have a hard life, but they're in school and safe now. Why are they still shutting down or exploding?

Life is HARD right now. How can I reduce my stress so that I am fully present with my students each school day?

When the kid is in a meltdown, behavior-wise, they just don't listen. Help!

Dysregulated Kids Impact Everyone (including me)! Help!

I barely have enough time for math, ELA, and Science...I know it is important to help kids with their coping and SEL skills, but when do I have time to teach them these skills?

The child is doing something that’s really upsetting me. How can I calm myself quickly so I can stay grounded and safe for them?

What do we do when we are feeling chronically stressed out?

How can I utilize peer mentors as a stable, caring support for younger students' behavioral success?

But aren't I already doing emotional check-ins with my Zones of Regulation?

But aren't I already doing emotional check-ins with my Zones of Regulation?

How do emotional check ins benefit students...behaviorally and academically?

Some days I just want to quit...it's so much! I love the kids, but it's just TOO much!

Why Respect Agreements?

I have a kid who struggles to be regulated and calm! What strategies can I use to help this student get regulated and ready to learn?

Ok, so I have kids breathe, but really? Is that all there is to it?

How do I help my students understand their needs and stay regulated and ready to learn?

This kid just bursts out crying or with angry moments out of the blue. How am I supposed to help?

How do I get my kids to believe in themselves? To build their self-confidence?

Coping, Regulation, and Co-Regulation

Seek the Cause

Reviewing what NVC / Empathetic Communication sounds like.

Developing a Pause Button

Enlightened Witness

How do I get my class to behave, be on task, and be respectful?

We're on the Restorative Justice track but some people still aren't buying in. How do we get them to come along?

How do we help people who seem stuck in the compass of shame?

Why do some people just "pop-off" sometimes? Just lose their cool?

What are classroom jobs and why are they important for my students?

Do you have great icebreaker ideas? Or teambuilding plans that don't suck?

I don't have time for Circles!

What is YOUR favorite go-to regulation strategy?

Don't Circles take up too much classroom instructional time?

How do we get people to take restorative circles seriously?

Kids these days just don't care, no matter what.

What exactly is involved in a 2x10 Encouragement Plan?

How is a Student of Concern (SOC) Team different from the SIT/SIP/GEI team we already have?

I have a high schooler who refuses to ____, even if it ends up harming him/her when they don't do it. Help!

When one kid needs specific help, what am I supposed to do with the rest of my kids?

I have a kid who needs *constant* redirection! What do I do?

So these strategies work for KidX...but not for long. Just a few minutes later, s/he is acting out again. Help!

I have a student who *consistently* disrupts class. Help?