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Wrong Touch, Right Response
- Harry Kimball
A story about sexual abuses at NYC private school Horace Mann has raised hackles, and questions. Here: how to raise a child who will speak up when it matters
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Breaking the Behavior Code
How teachers can better understand, anticipate, and respond to disruptive students, to reduce problem behavior and increase learning for everyone
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Parenting 2.0: Are Kids 'Lost in Cyberspace?'
- Harry Kimball
Smartphones, the Web, 'screentime.' Do kids live in a different world?
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Mindfulness in the Classroom
How it helps kids, including those with ADHD, anxiety and autism, regulate behavior and focus on learning
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How to Work With Your School District to Get the Services Your Child Needs
An attorney specializing in education law offers tips to parents
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Helping Teachers Manage Disruptive Kids
Dr. Nancy Rappaport on how teachers can more effectively understand and respond to disruptive behavior – to the benefit of everyone in the classroom.
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Building Your Education Team
- Rachel Ehmke
Tips for parents who want to give kids the support they need to succeed in school.
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The Teacher's Role When Tragedy Strikes
- Harold S. Koplewicz, MD
Helping students cope with loss and anxiety starts with inviting them to talk about it.
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Helping Children Cope With Frightening News
- Harold S. Koplewicz, MD
What parents can do to aid kids in processing grief and fear in a healthy way.
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A Teacher’s Guide to OCD in the Classroom
- Jerry Bubrick, PhD
How to recognize symptoms of the disorder, and how it might be undermining a child's success in school.
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