Author Archives: Elaine Tan Comeau

1. Make it part of your family's regular school night routine!  I encourage families to make it part of a visual routine (see www.EasyDaysies.com for an example) then kids can see and know when it is going to happen as part of the evening bedtime routine.   Make mornings stress free by having lunches and school bags packed for tomorrow.  ...

When you see a child in the supermarket lineup frustrated and throwing a tantrum, do you automatically think that child is a brat, or the parent is not doing a good job? We need to understand that perhaps there is more going on. Perhaps that child is not understanding why there is a change in her routine and her anxiety ...

Have you ever pictured the worst field trip possible?  Lost students, missing the bus, showing up on the wrong day, a snake bite, bee sting allergies, forgetting to bring the school cheque to pay for the field trip and having to borrow from parent chaperones, or a mother black bear in the middle of the pumpkin patch with your class ...

Do you sometimes feel like managing your classroom is a daunting or overwhelming task? You’re not alone! One of the biggest challenges and victories a teacher can have in her or his career is classroom management success. And I must say this: Great classroom management doesn’t mean coddling your students so that they become helpless without you, but ...