The Kid Whisperer: How to stop owning your kid’s irresponsibility
Dear Kid Whisperer, The words “I know!” are going to make me lose my mind. My 16-year-old says this every time he’s leaving the house and I remind him to...
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The Kid Whisperer: How to reteach kids about their place in the world
Dear Kid Whisperer, I am at a loss. I have a 10-year-old son who simply refuses to do what I tell him. I tell him to take out the trash,...
The Kid Whisperer: How to give more attention to positive behaviors than negative ones in the classroom
Dear Kid Whisperer, I’ve heard you say in trainings that you should notice kids once every 90 seconds, and I do that. My question is: How much noticing is too...
The Kid Whisperer: How to deal with sass-mouth
Dear Kid Whisperer, I’m dealing with a lot of sass and talking-back with my 13-year-old daughter. Her dad and I are divorced.
The Kid Whisperer: How to start behavioral leadership mid-year in your classroom
Another teacher at my school recently loaned me a copy of “The Classroom Behavior Manual.” Wow! I just read through the entire book yesterday!
The Kid Whisperer: How to be the bus driver you want to be
Whether or not you can be successful with these three elements is often whether you will have the best or worst job in your district!
The Kid Whisperer: Parents: You cannot make your kids happy
When you give your kids gifts, you are not making them happy. You are merely gratifying them.
The Kid Whisperer: How to teach responsibility to a high school athlete
Answer: As a former irresponsible high school basketball player who once traveled to an away game without his high tops, I can relate.
The Kid Whisperer: Parents: What do you think you’re doing?
To effectively write this column and do my real job (going around the country teaching adults strategies and procedures for working with kids), I keep my powers of professional perception...
The Kid Whisperer: My wife and I thought we were master parents
Dear Kid Whisperer, I am the father of two daughters. Our first is 7, and our second is 3. They are very different. My wife and I thought we were...