Category: Challenging behavior
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No restraining, just keeping kids busy and loved!
A teachers journey Today’s guest author is Sharon Bense. After teaching special education in the public schools for 20 years, Sharon Bense, co-founded Clover Community School in Bentonville, Arkansas, to give students who learn differently a chance to attend a school created just for them. Sharon has a bachelors degree in psychology from the University Texas…
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The Allegory of the Closet
The nightmares from childhood trauma are first lived, then never lived down. I woke up this morning around 4:30 am in a cold sweat. I was awakened from a nightmare. It’s a recurring nightmare for me. It’s the kind of dream from which one awakens and feels it just happened, that all the sensations felt…
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An open letter to Maryland State Education Association President Cheryl Bost
Ms. Bost, Ms. Ostenso, and Ms. Tayman I had the opportunity to view the public comment that you provided to the Calvert County Board of Education on Thursday, October 10th and wanted to reach out to you. Like you, I believe it is important that our schools are safe for students, teachers, and staff. Like…
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We need to work together
Perhaps you’ve seen this Facebook post, it has been shared heavily in the past few days. I’m interested in your thoughts? I’d like to begin by sharing a few of my initial reactions to this post. To begin with, the children that are being referenced here are elementary school children, likely with special needs, keep…
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My Journey to Plan B
Today’s guest author is Jo-Anne Granstrom. Jo-Anne is a mother from Edmonton Canada and a strong supporter of the Collaborative Proactive Solutions model for behaviorally challenging children. I’m thankful for fabulous articles, like this one, that lets people know about Dr. Ross Greene. I’ll start with the following quote that hit home to me: “Just…
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Talking about seclusion and restraint
I was recently interviewed by Cheryl Ann Poe for Advocating 4 Kids. We had a great conversation about seclusion and restraint. A big theme for the discussion is that parents can make a difference. At times parents may feel alone and powerless, but if we work together we can influence change. See the full interview…