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What Our New Year’s Resolutions Can Teach Us About Kids?
Each year I listen to my friends, family, and co-workers make their New Year’s resolutions. As I listen to their intentions to loose weight, get organized, start to meditate, or get healthy, I hear how motivated they are to accomplish… Read More »What Our New Year’s Resolutions Can Teach Us About Kids?
Free Resource: Poster on Honest Expression
This poster is designed to print 18 inches by 24 inches. Please feel free to use it and share it. I only ask that you keep the copyright information and website information at the bottom of the poster. Thank you.… Read More »Free Resource: Poster on Honest Expression
5 Reasons Implementation of Restorative Practices Fails in Schools
Everybody wants to jump on the bandwagon when the newest, greatest, and latest fad comes rolling along. Restorative Justice or restorative practices as it is sometimes called takes no exception but one, this isn’t another educational fad. Educators are obsessed… Read More »5 Reasons Implementation of Restorative Practices Fails in Schools
What Can We Learn about Restorative Justice from Spring Valley High School
By now, you have seen the video of the 15 year black teenager being ripped from her desk by a school police officer. The story is multi-layered and I am hoping it becomes a talking point for us to create… Read More »What Can We Learn about Restorative Justice from Spring Valley High School
Discipline is Not a Verb: Punishment vs. Consequences
From doing work around parents, educators, and even supervisors in the workplace, it is realized quickly that many people still see discipline as something you do to people rather than something that is cultivated. This distinction is so important to… Read More »Discipline is Not a Verb: Punishment vs. Consequences
Making “Affective Statements” More Effective in Restorative Practices
If you are working to implement restorative practices in your school or youth focused organization, one of the many informal practices you may have learned is using “affective statements.” I agree that affective statements can be a powerful way of… Read More »Making “Affective Statements” More Effective in Restorative Practices
Addressing Workplace Conflict in Three Steps
Each year businesses and organizations lose millions of dollars due to unresolved workplace conflict. On the other hand, those businesses that have positive action plans to handle conflict such as peer mediation or conflict coaches report much lower turnover, better… Read More »Addressing Workplace Conflict in Three Steps