Parents are the third rail of the discipline conversation. Teachers say they need backup from their school leaders.

Best friends influence a teen's emotions and grades, while popular peers dictate social media use and body image.

Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work ...

The result may be an increase in the use of what the researchers at Stanford call “informal exclusionary discipline practices.” The qualitative study found that early childhood settings in the San ...

From middle to high school, assistant principals share what they've done to increase engagement and better student behavior.

PARENTING has changed in meaningful ways over the years. Today, guiding our children can be a cooperative partnership between parents, teachers, and other caring communities who help shape their ...

A fifth-grader with ADHD slapped his teacher. The lawsuit alleges the teacher then grabbed him by the back of the neck and pushed him out of the classroom.

Covid lockdowns slowed the growth of focus and self-control skills in young children, especially those who started school ...

Five-year-old Brom Brisbois doesn’t yet speak in full sentences. His significant cognitive and speech issues make communication difficult. But his mother, Marilyn, believes that if he could, he’d tell ...

The call from school is specific and urgent: your five-year-old hit a classmate during circle time, or bit another child on the playground. An incident report is coming home. A meeting has been ...

It starts with a few seconds of video. A smoky laptop. A kid laughing behind a screen. A "challenge" with a catchy name spreading from school to school like wildfire - because sometimes, it literally ...