(One minute read) I was doing a school evaluation on 5-year old David who had a history of lots of aggressive and hurtful behaviors, and then the bell rang. The teacher called up one row at a time so that the students would get their coats. Suddenly, David grabbed Sophia, a petite sweet classmate, and […]
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(One minute read) What is the #1 antidote to resistance and behavioral problems in children with special needs? Parents of children with special needs know better than anyone else that typical and simple tasks that happen every single day and should take no more than a few minutes to complete, can take hours and hours,
(One minute read) If you are doing a reward system in your home, or you are guiding parents to reward their children for green behaviors through tickets and praise, what is the magical number of tickets and/or praise parents should be giving in order for them to see REAL change quickly?Well, that magical number is
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(One minute read) What do you do when you give your child a Chanukah gift, and before you know it, she is already complaining and unhappy about it?How about showing the child the difference between “Showing Appreciation” and “Being Ungrateful”? Here is a red and green picture that depicts it clearly. (Step #2 of RGBTTM)
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(One minute read) What can you do when a child keeps asking irrelevant questions or makes irrelevant comments in class or at the Shabbos table? What if you’ve already told them nicely, maybe 125 times, that “we’re not talking about that right now!”Per Red Green Behavior TherapyTM, we believe that if a behavior happens repeatedly,
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(One minute read) In many ways, teaching social skills is similar to teaching math, reading, writing, chumash, music, or anything else. If you are a good teacher, your students will soak up what you teach.What are the 3 Most Important Teaching Ingredients to keep in mind? Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Yoseif Glanz Click here to learn what
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(One minute read) We all need at least one person in our lives who truly roots for us. On this visit to Eretz Yisroel, I paid a visit to someone special who, unknowingly, has cheered me on for over 25 years. Dr. Jeffrey Glanz was my professor when I started Sara Schenirer/College of Staten Island
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(One minute read) It is very tempting to start therapy or behavioral/social skills training with a student once we hear a list of symptoms that seem to fit the bill for these services. However, as tempting as it is, it is MORE important to rule out any medical illnesses first. I remember a seven-year-old student
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(One minute read) The school year has started for real, and some kids need to develop some good habits quickly. For example… One of my students kept forgetting to bring her notebook to sessions. Another student forgot her eyeglasses on her nightstand and then complained that she couldn’t see the whiteboard. Finally, another kid left
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(One minute read) This past Friday, as I was rushing up a short staircase with a boiling hot pot of chicken soup, my foot got caught in my long, ankle-length skirt and I started losing my balance. I had to make a split-second decision… Drop the pot to catch myself from falling, or put the
A second-degree burn or a broken ankle, which would you choose? Read More »
