A 4th of July Lesson

I had a lot of free time on my hands today and it opened my eyes to something I might not have seen otherwise. To make the long story short, I have been working with kids for about a month and everyday has been full of good and bad surprises. Today, after having so much time for myself, I have realized that the tears, laughter, smiles, hugs, noise, and more I daily experience for 6 hours plus are great learning moments for the children and I as we learn to be better people. And, whoever said patience is a virtue...was more than right. Peace!

Thoughts on Discipline in Children

Sometimes when working with children with discipline problems, we are so focused on treating the symptoms like disrespect and aggressiveness instead of confronting the causes.