A unique, proven approach to anger management for elementary and middle-school aged children.Anger is a natural human emotion, but if it isn't managed properly its effects can be devastating. Seeing Red is a curriculum designed to help elementary and middle-school aged students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships. This completely revised and updated edition includes a comprehensive ...

At age twelve, Kevin Brockmeier is ready to become a different person: not the boy he has always been—the one who cries too easily and laughs too easily, who lives in an otherland of sparkling daydreams and imaginary catastrophes—but someone else altogether.Over the course of one school year—seventh grade—he sets out in search of himself. Along the way, he happens into his first kiss at a church party, struggles to understand why his old friends tease him at the lunch table, become...

Armand Baptiste was born into a family of wealth and influence. They are a wealthy Creole of Color family from New Orleans. His African American-French Ancestors have used their light skin color to their advantage for generations and his mother remains unreasonably obsessed with “keeping color”. Armand loves his mother dearly, but when he falls for the dark- skinned beauty of his dreams, Jennifer Brown, he discovers that his life is not his own and his ruthless mother will stop at nothing ...

Bullying is wrong, it is unacceptable and just like we do not tolerate rape, murder, drinking and driving we should not tolerate any form of bullying in our societies. So many lives are being affected in a negative way and to this day we still don’t seem to figure out what to do to prevent bullying from happening. Our kids have the right to and deserve to grow up in a safe environment where they can live their youth fully and happily without fear.Not knowing is not an option anymor...

Self-regulation in education is a familiar and important topic for all educators: professors, administrators, teachers, researchers, journalists, and scholars. As educational standards require that students take control of what and how they learn, self-regulation skills are essential to student success. Written by a leading expert on self-regulation and self-regulated learning, this book situates the topic within the broader context of educational psychology research and theory, bringing i...

Understanding resiliency and student success by studying people who succumbed to risk but later triumphed.A number of people who failed in school currently enjoy meaningful and successful lives. They include, though they are by no means limited to, those with attention and executive function challenges, learning disabilities, learning and behavioral challenges arising out of traumatic events in their lives, and even those impacted by all of the above.Up unt...

Are your children dared at school or playground?Would they know what to do if they were dared or bullied?Have you started a proactive conversation with the about this topic?Would a book like this with a story your child can relate to, colourful pictures and discussion questions help you and your child start a conversation?Donnie is a new student from another school and he starts to dare Lenny to do interesting things.Will Lenny do them?What w...

Learn how to reach children who need special help.Almost anyone who works with 3- to 6-year-olds knows what it feels like to spend time with youngsters who are particularly puzzling or hard to help. When Young Children Need Help examines how early childhood educators can make sense of what is going on for such children and then use that understanding to help promote growth and mastery. Written for child care center staff, family child care providers, preschool teachers, an...

With the help of this book, teachers will learn to utilize a variety of shared creative strategies and techniques—from aromatherapy to affirmations—to address and adjust problematic behavior in the classroom while simultaneously promoting resilience and active engagement in learning. Penned by an experienced school developmental psychologist, When Nothing Else Works book builds upon the latest behavioral research and evidence-based practices. Rather than simply providing solutions...

A guide to teaching students with emotional and behavioral problems.

Tying together the theory and practice of child guidance and behavior in clear and accessible ways, this book provides educators and caregivers actionable best practices to teach children healthy emotional and social development. Using contemporary brain research, vignettes, and discussion questions, this book gives you the tools and strategies to reduce the increasing expulsion rate in early childhood, understand how stress effects children’s self-regulation, and help even the most at-ris...

Practical, research-based lessons for middle school educators to teach students pro-social attitudes and behaviors to prevent bullying.Create a Culture of Kindness in Middle School focuses on positive and pro-social attitudes and behaviors that build a respectful and compassionate school environment, while also addressing the tough issues of prejudice, anger, exclusion, and bullying. Through role-playing, perspective-taking, sharing, writing, discussion, and more, students develop the insi...