Scott Ervin

Dear Kid Whisperer, my son will be playing basketball on his school’s eighth-grade team, and he has a bad attitude. During games, he spends a lot of time complaining about...

Dear Kid Whisperer, My 19-month-old has just begun to walk in the last couple of months, and this is causing a major problem. When I ask him to stay near...

Dear Kid Whisperer, I have been using Behavioral Leadership strategies and have noticed AMAZING results! Most of my students help run the classroom smoothly, from human alarm clocks to taking...

Dear Kid Whisperer, I’ve always used Class Dojo to give positive behavior points, and I’ve had a class store as well to cash in their points for activities and prizes....

What can I do now, proactively, to make sure that his teenage years go as relatively smoothly as his first 10 years have been?

Dear Kid Whisperer, I need you to change my name if you answer publicly because I am about to complain about my principal.

Dear Kid Whisperer, I can’t believe I am doing this, but I am actually writing to you to ask about dealing with my boyfriend’s behavior. I have been with him...

Dear Kid Whisperer, I’m reading your book and having a hard time with how this works for seventh-graders. If I use Strategic Noticing as many times as you suggest, 34...

Dear Kid Whisperer, I’m a sixth-grade teacher. My teaching partner has a student who has always been hard, these last couple weeks especially. He’s had to practice a lot lately.

Dear Kid Whisperer, I teach third-grade. I have had Behavioral Leadership training and I use Strategic Noticing, ESPN Greetings, etc. I have a student in my class who just wants...