(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
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(One minute read) Hi, Do you know someone whose child keeps coming out of bed again and again? First for a drink, then for a hug, then for the bathroom, and then for another drink, hug, bathroom visit, and kiss… It can drive parents a little (or a lot) bananas!The good news is that there
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(One minute read) My Dear Friends, Families, and Colleagues, I want to extend my most heartfelt wishes to you and your family that you should enjoy a year of good health; nachas from your children, students, and clients; generous parnassah; peace of mind; and lots of joy and simcha! May you have lots of success
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(One minute read) This is a social story I wrote a couple days ago to help prepare one of my students for the new school year. Feel free to change the name, age, and school so that you can use it with other students you know. Enjoy! How can I have a smooth start to
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