The role of a classroom teacher includes many diverse daily tasks. While the priority in any classroom is the instruction of academic content, teachers are also expected to manage classroom behaviors.

The social and emotional development of young children goes through several different, specific stages. Understanding those stages and learning how to appropriately respond to behaviors is an ...

The social and emotional development of young children goes through several different, specific stages. Understanding those stages and learning how to appropriately respond to behaviors is an ...

This post was written with Jessica Minahan and originally appeared in the Harvard Education Letter. About 10 percent of the school population, or 9–13 million children, struggle with mental health ...

Why is it so hard to change problem behavior—in our kids, our colleagues, and even ourselves? The answer is actually quite simple. Our understanding of how to change problem behavior comes from our ...

I am frequently asked to consult about “inappropriate” behavior in skilled nursing facilities. The question is usually something like: “We have a resident who is doing ‘X behavior’— what should we do?