(to the tune of “Frere Jacques”) I am waiting, I am waiting, Just for you, Just for you, Show me that you’re ready, Show me that you’re ready, 1, 2, 3 – eyes on me! 1, 2, 3 – looking at me! 1, 2, 3 – smiling at me! –

(To the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”) If you’re ready for a story find a seat, If you’re ready for a story find a seat, If you’re ready for a story check your hands and then your feet, If you’re ready for a story find a seat. –

Oppositionally defiant kids are really good at responding with their oppositional No . You might want to prepare another student with the correct response so when you ask them a question and the answer is yes, the prepared student answers with a resounding YES. At this time you ask the oppositional student how they made… Read more »

“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” — Alfred Adler (1870-1937), Austrian psychiatrist – Alfred Adler

Practical insight on the art of listening to others. When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my… Read more »

There are two different types of tantrums that kids demonstrate. One that we are all familiar with is used to manipulate the adult and gain power. If you give in when they are having this type of tantrum, you really are rewarding the behavior As soon as the child starts yelling and crying and acting… Read more »

Dear Gene, I just attended your seminar today and I thought I would pass along these books to you. Am I Really Different? by Evelien van Dort is a beautiful story about a ladybug with one spot and how she gets teased by the others. The other book is Ritalin-Free Kids: Safe and Effective Homeopathic… Read more »

When kids proceed to various centers that the teacher has provided for them, often disputes and confusion can arise when there is a difference of opinion on what they can do at the various centers. Marie Stein has resolved this problem by posting an I CAN list of what the teacher expects to see and… Read more »

You may fool the whole world Down the pathway of life And get pats on the back as you pass. But your final reward will be Heartaches and tears If you ve cheated the man in the glass. – Dale Winbro

When you’re up against a trouble, Meet it squarely, face to face; Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant your feet and take a brace. When it’s vain to try to dodge it, Do the best that you can do; You may fail, but you may conquer, See it through! Black may be the… Read more »