From Ocean Floor to Classroom Door: Anger Management in the Class

Articles, Back to School, Children

Note to Readers:  Stress and anger management tips in action make my heart sing. I came across this post on how one teacher put Angry Octopus into action in her classroom. It is a dream come true for me when my stories inspire educators to bring emotional coping...

Reducing Homework Stress

Articles, Back to School, Children

By Lori Lite Just say the word homework to most teens, children, or parents and watch their whole mood change as every cell of their mind and body heads into stress mode. Holidays, weekends, and downtime is a great time to have a new look at how you and your children...

Back to School Stress

Articles, Back to School

by Lori Lite “A schedule change from summer to back to school is enough to create feelings of stress and anxiety for some children.” With carefree days of summer coming to an end I couldn’t help but reminisce. In New York we identified back to school time as sweater...

Bully Proof Your Child

Articles, Back to School, Children, Parenting Articles

by Lori Lite More than 160,000 children skip school every day because they feel threatened by another student.  – National Association of School Psychologists The bully gains power while crushing another human being’s spirit. He or she increases his own...

The Impact of Stress on Learning

Articles, Back to School

Note to Readers: Having just released lesson plans so that teachers can the benefit of reducing stress in the classroom…I was thrilled to read this article from Diane. Decreasing stress creates teachable children. Teacher, parents, and children win. Enjoy! by...

Teacher Gift Ideas!

Articles, Back to School, Holiday

by Lori Lite Each year we ask our friends for good teacher gift ideas. This year I asked teachers and found out that teachers do NOT want one more ceramic apple with an adorable worm peeking out and they do not want your favorite  perfume. A study published  in the...