Sublime

imagine every student, with or without disabilities, choosing to be at school over any other activity.

Children who misbehave are clearly saying, “I do not know how to respond appropriately to this moment.” If they did, there would be no misbehavior.

Facilitating a Growth Mindset is critical for all students but especially for those with disabilities.

Successful guidance provides children the safety and comfort they need to flourish. When boundaries work, children don’t need to test them as often. They trust their parents and caregivers; therefore, their world.

A child can be falsely empowered through neglect, as happens when kids are parented by gangs of peers in lieu of appropriate adults to guide them. Children need limits. Children’s natural grandiose, selfish tendencies need to be ameliorated by an adult.

In some of them, new recruits are trained in Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication and in effective ways to give feedback.

You are your child’s greatest gift in this world—or at least you can be. Choose to be your child’s champion. Choose empathy over disappointment, love over anger, self-efficacy over fixing blame, and problem-solving over punishment.