Problem: An 8-year-old girl has been bullying children on the bus, and the standard warnings and conversations with this student have not...

Several blogs ago, I mentioned the Process Model of Self-Control. Essentially, there are four steps to self-control, and we can intervene...

What’s another way to help kids Plan Ahead so that they can use better self-control? Advance Notice is another great strategy! Say a...

Last week we learned about Self-Talk, which is the first foundational skill for self-control. The second foundational skill is Planning...

What do you do with a child who is impulsive and has difficulty with one or more of the following? Not paying attention in class Touching...

In the last two blogs, we posted sample social behavioral stories to help kids learn the social and behavioral skills necessary for camp....

My name is Miriam. I am 9 years old. I am going to Camp Dina this summer. This is the first time I am going to camp. I would like to have...

Here's a Red and Green social behavior story to help kids who have a history of misbehaving in camp and would like to continue enjoying...

Last week, we posted the social skills concept of "Initiating vs. Waiting for others" and included a sample Red and Green picture that...

The summer is almost here, and it is a time that children and teens (and us adults ;) ) have the opportunity to meet new people, make new...

When a child suddenly displays a marked change in behavior, don't discipline or create a behavior plan immediately. Instead, find out...

Why is it so important to address behavioral problems in children when they're still young? Can't we just be patient and let them grow...

It is the time of year when we review the progress of our students and decide which kids are ready to move on and be on their own. How...

Hi my Community of Friends, Families, and Colleagues, Today I got a shocking and deeply saddening call. Truth is, every couple of years...

Happy Monday! Perhaps you've seen my favorite way to teach problem-solving skills. It has four simple steps: 4 Steps to Teach Problem...

My name is Miriam Schiff, CCC/SLP, MA, MS Ed, and I’m a longtime graduate of Dr. Devora Samet’s Red and Green Social Skills Training...

Yes, we all know about DISTRESS, but are you familiar with EUSTRESS??? Eustress is defined as moderate or normal stress that comes from...

Yes, Pesach is coming... In fact, it's less than two weeks away. Ouch, did that bring up lots of feelings??? We've established that...

How often has a kid told you, "Why talk about my feelings if nothing is gonna change?" How often have we said the same thing at some...

Emotion regulation or knowing how to deal with one's emotions in a calm or socially skillful manner, is a hot topic these days. So many...

I used to think that if a kid didn't listen to me right away, the only reason was that they were simply being stubborn and I was going to...

In the last blog post, I cited several possibilities that might contribute to kids having trouble making or keeping friends. I'd like to...

There are a number of angles that need to be looked at when kids don't have friends. Here are just a few of the possibilities: Some kids...

Can’t believe that 2020 is finally over! What a year! May the need for physical distancing end very soon, and may social closeness and...

In the secular world, there is constant talk in the media about an inundation of anxiety being experienced by children, teens, and adults...

Yes, COVID has been quite stressful for most of our children and perhaps even traumatic for some of them. But that doesn't mean that they...

Bedtime Strategies: Create Rules - Each child should have a reasonable bedtime that is consistently adhered to… Sample bedtimes: 3-4 year...

I met with Leah for half an hour in early March, after having spoken to her mother at length. I wanted to get to know her a little, and...

Why do some children fight more than others? Why is it that some kids seem to work out their little squabbles, yet others don’t resolve...

When parents and educators discover that behaviors can be broken down into a list of reds and greens, one of the most-often asked...

When your child says, “It’s not fair; you gave him more orange juice than me,” have you tried to even the score? Did you give him some...

Do you find yourself repeating questions before you finally get an answer? Do you sometimes wonder if your child or student suffers from...

Below is a list of eating manners organized as reds and greens. Use the list as a guide for figuring out precisely which eating habits...

Call the special time, “Special time with mommy” or “Special daddy time." Call it anything you wish, but give the "time" a name. It is...

If you read the article on Immediate Re-practice, you might recall that Judy had a tendency to double-dip, yet warnings not to do it...

If your child needs to learn how to have an organized knapsack, the following are some of the skills he may need to learn. Typically,...

I've had the wonderful privilege and opportunity to observe many, many, children in their classrooms countless times. I've also noticed...

"Leah" is a second grader in Bnos Sarah. Her family moved to America from Israel at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. The...

Miriam, a junior-high student, helped me figure out all the steps that would need to be taken to organize her desk. Here is what we came...

When your child is doing all kinds of red behaviors all day, it is sometimes difficult to find something nice to say. It is even more...

If you read the article on Immediate Re-practice, you might recall that Judy had a tendency to double-dip, yet warnings not to do it...

I visited a friend several weeks ago, and her ten-year old Judy was double-dipping on some tomato dip on the table. Judy took a piece of...

I visited a friend several weeks ago, and her ten-year old Judy was double-dipping on some tomato dip on the table. Judy took a piece of...

Credit: The technique of the Behavior Story is based on Carol Gray's Social Stories.

by: Morah Lucy

The answer, my dear is yes, yes, yes! Not listening right away gets you into a mess! Accepting authority is an important skill, It’s...

Miriam Schiff, who has been successfully using the Red & Green Learning system for many years, shared with us this great fool-proof...

How To Do Time-Out Effectively! Many parents and professionals use ‘time-outs/time-away-from-fun’ when necessary. However, the difference...

One of my colleagues, Shifra Miriam Erlich, has been using a very creative way to help kids pull together the different components of a...

In the previous blog, we listed the 18 Means of Communication. Did you have an opportunity to monitor your own or someone else’s...