Why I Love the Zones of Regulation
Self-Regulation: The Brilliance of the Zones of Regulation TL;DR: The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum and communication tool that helps humans identify what they are feeling and what [...]
Why I Avoid Saying, “Good Job.”
My Story: Peggy O’Mara said, “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” It is one of those quotes that has stuck with me. I knew [...]
Why I Don’t Want Compliant Kids (and What to Teach Instead)
Why I Don’t Want Compliant Kids (and What to Teach Instead) TL;DR: Raising respectful and responsible kids is more important than raising compliant kids. This is a [...]
How I Support Families
How I Support Families Fair question. TL:DR: I am a coach. A popular saying in my world is, “Behavior is communication.” What I have learned over the [...]
The Break Room: My #1 Free Tool for Teaching Self-Regulation
My #1 Self-Regulation Tool, and it is free! What is a Break Room? Self-regulation, or managing big feelings, is an essential part of what I do. It is basically [...]
Co-Regulation: The Unexpected Benefit
I will never forget the kid who taught me the beauty of co-regulation. Before I met him, co-regulation made sense, but also felt like one more thing to do [...]
Self-Regulation?
I am grateful you asked that question! Self-regulation is something I talk about quite a bit. I learned about it in bits and pieces over the course of about [...]
Growth Mindset: Teacher. Student. Graduate. Mom. Daughter. Friend.
Labels are tricky. When used correctly, they can be invaluable. But, that only works when we look at people as whole, complicated beings. When we decide to look at [...]