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Co-regulating Students Correcting student behavior is part of our work as educators yet often it can lead to escalation of student behaviors. As teachers we can learn ways that can lead to students actually hearing what it is we say. Note: For anything positive to come of our concern both the adult and the young person need to be in the executive center of our brains!! I intentionally use the term "care-fronting" rather then confronting. As teachers and administrators we want to learn skills...

By P. Berman , A. Hosack , & K. Hecht You have ruined my life. I will teach you. No waste of space like you will stand in my way! The nightmare felt so real! Claire couldn’t even recognize herself. The bad mommy was so powerful- like a combination of both her mom and dad. She swung her belt down hard on Davy, cutting him to the bone – like her dad. She left a bleeding , whimpering Davy alone in the basement - calling him a waste of space as she slammed the door shut – just like her mom.

New York City passed the most aggressive climate bill in the nation in April, and the city got it done in a truly New York way. The Climate Mobilization Act is the city’s effort to abide by the Paris climate-change agreement even after the Trump administration withdrew the U.S. from the global accords. Before its abrupt about-face, America’s plan had been to cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050 . New York is taking up that pledge by introducing new regulations to address the...

Mounds of trash on the sidewalk. Used hypodermic needles strewn around parks. Memorials to kids who died from gun violence posted on streets. That’s what Latino high school students in North Philadelphia walk past in their neighborhoods every day. So when researchers asked them to take pictures of what prevents them from being healthy, the answers seemed obvious to many. “I don’t feel safe when my community is dirty,” one student wrote in a caption for a photo of trash strewn across the...

Structural racism refers to the institutional practices, policies, and norms that shape opportunity and assign value based on race, including the macro-level forces that often appear race-neutral but maintain existing racial hierarchies. In health disparities research, structural racism is often represented as neighborhood disadvantage or racial residential segregation, but some scholars argue that this approach fails to acknowledge structural racism as the underlying driver of health...

With price tags like this, parents may consider alternatives to traditional childcare. Working from home is one option. It’s definitely a growing trend, with nearly 43 percent of all employees now working remotely. However, it still may be necessary to obtain some sort of childcare, depending on the demands of the job. Hiring a part-time caregiver or local teen may be a good option in this situation. It also may be wise to utilize tax-advantaged accounts, like a Dependent Care FSA, which...

The costs of childcare in the United States has reached a neighboring amount to that of a public four-year college tuition. The increase of in-affordable childcare fees is an added stressor to all families, especially those from low income backgrounds who must work to continue to support their families with costs not including childcare services. Check out Mindful Schools article on the soaring costs of childcare as well as resources for families. ...

Young people who have experienced trauma are literally living in a world of pain which shows in their challenging behavior. Unfortunately professionals and caregivers often react in ways that perpetuate conflict and pain. Effective intervention requires a deeper understanding on the origins and management of this pain-based behavior. - James P. Anglin Your most difficult students, the young people who are extremely difficult to motivate and to manage are children in pain. We now know what...

The inside of Ani Begay Auld’s home in Columbia, Maryland, is decorated like any other home on the rez. There are Navajo rugs and artwork on the wall. She even has her children’s old cradleboards hanging near the front windows of her home. She has a sign next to her door that reads “Hogan Sweet Hogan.” Begay Auld and her husband Kiros Auld, are raising their three sons on the east coast but want them to have a strong Navajo identity. “I want them to feel comfortable knowing that they’re...

Caring for family members with dementia — which is on the rise in the U.S. — causes significant emotional and physical stress that increases caregivers’ risk of depression, anxiety and death. A new method of coping with that stress by teaching people how to focus on positive emotions reduced their anxiety and depression after six weeks, reports a new national Northwestern Medicine study. It also resulted in better self-reported physical health and positive attitudes toward caregiving. “The...

Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) is very common in men and often linked to early trauma that is often not recognized. It is connected to depression in men and often undermines relationships if not understood and treated.

Ask a member of Sri Lanka’s dominant ethnic group why the country seems plagued by racial and religious strife, which is resurging in the wake of terrifying Islamist terrorist attacks, and you will often get the same answer. We are fighting for our very survival, they’ll say. Though the Sinhalese, who are mostly Buddhist, make up three-quarters of the population and dominate politics, many see themselves as an embattled minority. “They’re trying to destroy us — please tell someone in the...