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Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Effective Listening

Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Effective Listening

In this activity, children discuss how much easier it can be to speak than to be a respectful, effective listeners. They role-play multiple ways of listening that are ineffective and notice how they feel when they are both the talker & the listener. Next, children role-play effective listening strategies and notice what felt different. The image above shows ideas the children brainstormed about what it means to listen effectively.

Clowning Around: Helping Our Kids Manage Behavior

Clowning Around: Helping Our Kids Manage Behavior

On occasion, we answer reader questions on our blog. We choose questions based on the issues we frequently hear about from families we work with. In today’s post, I answer a parent’s question regarding a child who loves to entertain and needs some guidance around when he can do that.