Most children can distinguish between truth and lying by age 4. “That doesn’t mean kids can’t have an overwhelming desire to want something to be different,” says Susan Esquilin, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. The 5- or 6-year-old who lies about the broken vase… Read more »
Scholars and other thinkers ponder whether people know right from wrong and can reshape a shared moral center. Early in the last century a young man’s letter home showed his priorities. “Father,” he wrote, “you suggest that the greatest benefit from college is to be found in . . . habits of intellectual diligence and… Read more »
Focus on the number of times the child tells the truth rather than the lies they make. It’s important to elevate kids to a responsible level not focus on their shortcomings. If you have a chronic liar you might need to use a more extreme measure. Remember lying is a trust breaker which means I… Read more »
Choose skill for week/month — example Respect. When skill is exhibited by classmates, a piece of the puzzle is added and displayed for everyone to see to a large classroom puzzle. Students would encourage each other to be able to finish the puzzle. Leah Moerchen Margo Stettner – Leah Moerchen, Margo Stettner
Sticks and stones can break my bones but words also are painful. Middle school students voice their opinion of bullying. *Bryan, 13 “I have witnessed some bullying and some teasing. It seems the kids in big groups of friends pick on kids with fewer friends. If my friend were being bullied, I would support him…. Read more »
I teach motor skills for pre-school. Whenever I have a child who is not in charge they have to stay with the next class until they are in charge. (The class time is 20 minutes everyday.) The rules of my class are told to the children once they come in at what my expectation is… Read more »
One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted on either side of it. The seven-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked… Read more »
Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. – Actor Kevin Costner
I Was So Mad – Mercer Mayer I’m Sorry – Mercer Mayer Little Critter Series of Books When Sophia Gets Angry, Really Angry – Jamie Lee Curtis Elbert’s Bad Word – Don and Audrey Wood Andrew’s Angry Words – Dorothea Lachner –
Time to put the Toys Away Toys Away Toys Away Time to put the Toys Away Let’s get busy now! * Sung to the tune of London Bridges * Repeat a second time or a third time * Then Hum until it is done – Shared by Joan Marie Marphy
