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I had a good run. I spent the first month of shelter-in-place successfully balancing home and work priorities, carving out time to create videos and…
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Hello school psychologist friends! As some of you may have seen in recent posts, the new mantra of the Thriving School Psychologist Collective during this…
Read MoreBrain-based SEL Tips for School Psychologists: A Coffee Chat with Tina Payne Bryson
School psychologists are in the important position of being a support and consultant for teachers and parents of children who struggle with social-emotional learning (SEL)…
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They (the royal “they”) say to write about what you know. Lately, I have been learning a lot about behavior modification. I will write about…
Read MoreThe Teacher Look.
When you’re a school psychologist, you hear a lot of uncensored statements made by kids: “Hey! Get away from me, I ain’t no #$%*ing special…
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This is my first Mother’s Day as a new mom! When my husband asked me what I wanted to do, I told him, “I want…
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I just received a threatening email from Amazon Kindle. They (the royal “they”) said they noticed I hadn’t posted in over 30 days and they…
Read MoreBack to School Readiness—For Kindergarteners (and Educators!)
I recently posted on the NFtSP Facey Face page that I thought it was bit premature to see Back to School advertisements in July. To…
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In graduate school, study after study I read linked parental involvement with school success. So shouldn’t more parental involvement lead to even more school success?…
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