(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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(One minute read) Gosh! Where did the summer go?? For some students, school starts this week – perhaps even today or tomorrow. How do we set up kids to have a successful school year? One final example to “Choose the Situation/Setting” that will lead to success.. Problem: A 12-year-old boy claims that the boys sitting
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(One minute read) What is another way to “Choose the Situation/Setting” that will lead to success? Problem:An 8-year-old girl has been bullying children on the bus, and the standard warnings and conversations with this student have not stopped the bullying. Suggestion: The 8-year-old girl loses the privilege of going on the bus thereby preempting the
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Problem: An 8-year-old girl has been bullying children on the bus, and the standard warnings and conversations with this student have not stopped the bullying. Suggestion: The 8-year-old girl loses the privilege of going on the bus thereby preempting the bullying problem on the bus as she is no longer in that situation or setting.
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(One minute read) Several blogs ago, I mentioned the Process Model of Self-Control. Essentially, there are four steps to self-control, and we can intervene at any one of these steps.Super Important Note: The earlier in the process we intervene, the easier it is to use self-control, and the more likely we’ll see success. So where
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What’s another way to help kids Plan Ahead so that they can use better self-control? Advance Notice is another great strategy! Say a child has a history of consistently running out of the school building when he passes by one of the doors. As you walk down the hallway, you might say, “Hey Isaac, we’re
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Last week we learned about Self-Talk, which is the first foundational skill for self-control. The second foundational skill is Planning Ahead. This means that we plan with the child how they will act in a given situation. How do we implement this skill? Social Stories that let children know about an upcoming event say camp,
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What do you do with a child who is impulsive and has difficulty with one or more of the following? Not paying attention in class Touching someone else’s things Leaving a room messy and dirty Getting your brother or sister in trouble on purpose Playing a computer or video game without permission Whining Passing notes
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In the last two blogs, we posted sample social behavioral stories to help kids learn the social and behavioral skills necessary for camp. Is a social story really enough? When I wrote the two social behavioral stories, a part of me said to myself, “You’ve got to be kidding! Seriously? You think kids will read
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