Social Studies Extravaganza
- May 17th, 2024
What a night! Our Dragons did an amazing job sharing with friends and family what they have been practicing for months! Thank you for all the hard work that went into this evening, and for those...
Each week we will be sharing a tip from our school psychologist, Mrs. Rollins.
This week we are talking about – How to help kids that don’t want to talk
What do you do when you know there is a problem, but your kid won’t talk about it? I’ve definitely been there where a student needs to talk about something, but they refuse. Sometimes we need to accept that it is ok for a child to not talk through a problem because they maybe processing it in a different way that doesn’t involve a conversation.
In this case, a child’s play may reveal how they are working through emotions. If we observe their play and make comments or ask questions about what is happening during play then we can get a clue about thoughts. For older kids this can be revealed through art they create, comments about characters in media like books and shows, or video gameplay choices. See my psych tip on play therapy for more information.
There are times, especially when safety of the child or others is at stake, when our children need to talk. Here are some helpful tools that me and other psychologists use and agree can help:
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What a night! Our Dragons did an amazing job sharing with friends and family what they have been practicing for months! Thank you for all the hard work that went into this evening, and for those...
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Our dragons have been working hard to be ready for the Extravaganza tomorrow evening! Food will be served starting at 5:30 with live performances beginning at 5:45 in the Gym. Student art work will...
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