Scott Ervin

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.

Another teacher at my school recently loaned me a copy of “The Classroom Behavior Manual.” Wow! I just read through the entire book yesterday!

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!

When you give your kids gifts, you are not making them happy. You are merely gratifying them.

Answer: As a former irresponsible high school basketball player who once traveled to an away game without his high tops, I can relate.

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...

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...

The failure of colleges of education to teach behavior management is creating PK-12 schools that, through no fault of their own, are in chaos. This chaos is leading to schools...

Dear Kid Whisperer, My 9-year-old wants a dog. She started making simple requests for a dog. That led to loud requests, then screaming, and now she throws huge tantrums.