School Psychologist
- What is a School Psychologist?
- Calendar
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Circle of Friends Programs
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Circle of Friends Class Lessons
- Kindergarten Learns About The Group Plan
- Kindergarten Classes Learn About Thinking With Your Eyes
- First Graders Learned the Difference Between Tattling & Telling
- First Graders Learn About Bully Behavior
- Second Graders Become Problem Solvers
- Third Graders Learn About Anger Management
- Third Graders Learn About Inclusion and Exclusion
- Third Graders Learn About The Power of Mean Words
- Fourth Graders Learn About the Role of the Bystander
- Fourth Graders Learn About Bully Behavior
- Fourth Graders Learn How to Handle Being the Target of Bully Behavior
- Fifth Graders Learn About Bully Behaviors
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Circle of Friends Class Lessons
- Socialization Clubs
- Banana Splits Club (for Children of Non-Nuclear Families)
- Peer Mediation Program
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Parenting
- 10 Ways to Teach Your Child the Skills to Prevent Sexual Abuse
- Camp Homesickness
- Developing Organizational Skills
- Guided Problem Solving
- Helicopter Parenting
- Learning a Second Language
- Manners Matter
- Self Concept Builders and Stealers
- Sharing Control Through Choices
- Small Steps Change Lives
- Talking to Children About Death
- Understanding Your Child's Anger
- Using Enforceable Statements
- Socialization
- Media
- Starting a New School
- Raising Successful Children
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Laugh or make a joke of it
Walk away or ignore (once)
Find safe places or people
Choose not to believe the bully
Report it
To help your child recognize his/her choices and personal power when they tell you stories of teasing you can ask questions such as those listed below or make comments that reinforce this lesson.Did you bite?
I see a hook.
Someone's been fishing.
How could you avoid that hook?
How can you swim free?
The children work on developing their own Bully Proof Defense Shield, which they can show you as well.
Homework: Review the "Bully Free Island" poster sent home. Encourage the children to use this as a reference when you find yourself in the role of the Bully, Target, or Bystander. Click here to see a color version of the Bully Free Island poster. https://youthlight.com/images/bfpost.jpg