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Free Reflective Language Poster
This free poster introduces the concept of reflective language with some examples for you to try in school. Reflective language is a highly effective and easy to use behaviour management approach which I teach to staff in primary schools across … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Difference, Reflective language
Tagged behaviour strategies, child, children, emotional well-being, managing behavour, primary school
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Not making assumptions about children’s understanding
I was talking to a pastoral worker who delivers group work interventions across school this week and she was talking about a year 6 girl who had been referred as she was always calling out, couldn’t sit still and found … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Behaviour, emotional wellbeing
Tagged anxiety, behaviour, child, children, emotional well-being, primary school
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From snatching to sharing…..the benefits of emotionally focused group work
When I first met Jake he was in the outdoor area of his reception class trying to negotiate with the teaching assistant why he should stay on the bike he was riding round and not let another child have a … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour, Book, emotional wellbeing, primary school, Relationships, self regulation, training for staff
Tagged anxiety, behaviour strategies, changing behaviour, child, early years, emotional needs, emotional well-being, EYFS, primary school, resilience, self regulation, Self-esteem, support
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Responding to and helping children after yesterday’s Manchester bomb attack
My heart goes out to all those affected by last night’s bomb attack. I have been working in a primary school in Manchester all day today and listening to staff and children trying to make sense of last night’s event, expressing … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour, bereavement, emotional wellbeing, family, fear, trauma
Tagged anxiety, bomb, child, children, fear, Manchester, trauma
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Calm Boxes – A simple and effective tool for helping children manage anxiety
Have you got children in your class who are still finding it hard to settle or need some extra help? This free hand out and accompanying video introduces the idea of calm boxes as a resource for helping children feel … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Behaviour, emotional wellbeing, primary school, self regulation, Stress, trauma
Tagged anxiety, Calm box, child, primary school, self regulation, trauma
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Keeping children emotionally safe in school
Schools can play an important role in promoting children’s awareness of emotional safety by exploring how we behave towards other people and why. It is beneficial to discuss why we are kind and care for each other and identify the … Continue reading
Some children show the opposite of what they feel
Some children have experienced difficult life experiences resulting in them being wary and mistrustful of adults. In school they may present as aggressive, manipulative, controlling, bossy and fearless. They may challenge staff, say they don’t care and appear frightening to … Continue reading
Posted in foster/adoption, fostering, School
Tagged anger, anxiety, behaviour, behaviour strategies, challenging, child, communicating, difficult, disruptive, education
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Helping kids who find it hard to wait….
A year one teacher asked me this week what he could do to help a six year old in her class who kept calling out, waving his arms around to get her attention and was unable to wait his turn. … Continue reading
Posted in School
Tagged anxiety, attention seeking, behaviour, behaviour strategies, child, impulse control, self regulation, Teacher
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Seeing the child, not their behaviour
I came across a brilliant example of a teacher doing this today in school. A child aged 10 was upset because he hadn’t been chosen for the school football team and he picked up a chair and went to throw … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, child, children's safety, domestic violence, emotional well-being, school, Teacher
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“You’re just being lazy”…..
I overheard a conversation between a 9 year old and his support worker this week that made me think about how easily we can misinterpret what children are trying to tell us. They were sat outside the class doing some … Continue reading
Posted in School
Tagged anxiety, child, children, communicating, communication difficulties, Confidence, encouragement, laziness, lazy, primary, school, support
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