included in this offer,emailmbhutten@gmail.com. About the Author:Mark Hutten, M.A. is the creator of Online Parent Support. He is aparent-coachwith more than 30 years’ experience. He has worked with hundreds of parents, children and teenagers with Aspergers and HFA, and presents workshops...
Self-advocacy is an important life skill that helps students take control of their well being. It also relates closely to self-esteem and confidence. AsChrista Dieckmannof Churchill Center & School explains: “Being able to advocate for themselves gives [students] the confidence needed for a scho...
Eliminate criticism and blame. Teachers should help guide students as they cope with ADHD behaviors. Describe the problem as one that is common for many students with this condition: “A lot of teenagers withADHDhave trouble remembering to take down homework or copying summaries. There are some ...
Experts say cyberbullying can have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on self-esteem and have called for parents and regulators to recognise the seriousness of the issue. Liam Hackett, founder of national anti-bullying charity, Ditch The Label, which produced the report, said many people assume cyberbullyi...
Conclusions In Barcelona, most secondary schools surveyed were highly interested in a b-CPR programme for their teenagers in grades 3 or 4. Teachers would prefer healthcare providers to give the programme but would be willing to teach b-CPR theory if trained previously.Òscar Miró and Xavier ...
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Thingsby Carolyn Mackler has a humorous title, but it takes on very important issues that teens face, such as eating disorders, self-esteem, and rape. Feed by M.T. Anderson, which is set in the future, imagines what would happen if televisions...
teacher Tim Smyth shares in,“The Truth About SEL. It Works,”the importance of connecting with students on a human-to-human level. “We’re all going through something, every one of us, especially teenagers. They have a right to be mad, have a right to be sad, a right to be ...
Yet two years later, teaching pre-teens and teenagers in Italian high schools is what I learned to enjoy the most and genuinely got me out of bed in the morning. The main advantage is that you can earn more in the state system and be finished by 2 p.m., whereas private language scho...
Some white teachers fall into the trap of “positive feedback bias” with students of color, providing less-critical comments in an attempt to protect the self-esteem of students they see as vulnerable. Teachers need to provide honest feedback, belief in students’ capability, and specific sugge...
Self-hate If so, then alarm bells should be going off. You know changes need to happen! Social rejection has devastating effects in many areas of functioning. Because the Aspergers or HFA child tends to internalize how others treat him, rejection damages self-esteem and often causes anxiety an...