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Discipline & Good Parenting, Volume 3: The Goods

Discipline & Good Parenting, Volume 3: The Goods

If you’ve read Volumes 1 and 2, you are now ready to learn some pretty darn effective behavior management tools. Tools that will help you discipline as well as manage your children’s behavior. (If you have not read Volumes 1 and 2, these tools will still be helpful,...

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Discipline & Good Parenting, Volume 1

Discipline & Good Parenting, Volume 1

Discipline and Good Parenting, Volume 1: (aka: My cute baby is becoming a kid, so now what?) Due to popular demand (and by popular demand, I mean two co-workers with two brand new, adorable babies), I have been asked to re-visit the importance of discipline, good...

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Tiny Kids are the Answer. Always Have Been, Always Will Be.

Tiny Kids are the Answer. Always Have Been, Always Will Be.

Calling all parents! (And, honestly, anybody that will listen and read about this topic!) There are a ton of things educators are asked to do every day when it comes to working with children. Amazingly, educators accomplish most of what they are asked to do with good...

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The Only Bombs We Should Be Talking About

The Only Bombs We Should Be Talking About

Believe it or not, we (geeky school psychologists, social workers, professors, and clinical psychologists) sometimes meet for lunch. Sometimes, while eating lunch, we will compare notes, talk about stressors from work or rewarding efforts. On a rare occasion, if we’re...

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To Hunt Unicorns or To Raise Them? That is the Question.

To Hunt Unicorns or To Raise Them? That is the Question.

Ah, the Unicorn. The mythical steed with one proud-and-pointy-antler-thing spiraling towards the heavens. The mythology of the unicorn has transcended time and culture entering the modicum of modern vocabulary so as to mean: Rare. Beautiful. Powerful. Perfect. In...

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Brian King, Jordan School District

ASPEN has been the game-changer we have been looking for in our district. We are building a culture of safety and optimism with ASPEN at the root of it all.

Deb Fenton, Oakcrest Elementary School

Too often behavior plans fail to include plans for when things cool down. Our students need ongoing instruction in coping skills and Chillax is the only program that delivers.

Janet Hansen, The Ranches Academy

Our Tier 1 classroom management has never looked so good. Everything you hear is true: Happy teachers = Happy Class. Everyone needs this training.

Cade Charlton, Brigham Young University

We train future special educators and we train them in IEP Zen.

Brian King, Jordan School District

ASPEN has been the game-changer we have been looking for in our district. We are building a culture of safety and optimism with ASPEN at the root of it all.

Janet Hansen, The Ranches Academy

Our Tier 1 classroom management has never looked so good. Everything you hear is true: Happy teachers = Happy Class. Everyone needs this training.

Deb Fenton, Oakcrest Elementary School

Too often behavior plans fail to include plans for when things cool down. Our students need ongoing instruction in coping skills and Chillax is the only program that delivers.

Cade Charlton, Brigham Young University

We train future special educators and we train them in IEP Zen.