Author Archives: Guest Blogger

A School Counselor’s Role with Students at Risk for Substance Abuse: An Infographic

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Guest Blogger

By Tim Wayne Every day, nearly 7,800 students experiment with drugs for the first time; 12,500 drink alcohol for the first time. Well over half of all students will experiment with drugs or alcohol before maturing into young adults, which … Continue reading →

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Tattling vs. Reporting: Two Scenarios to Show the Difference

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Guest Blogger

By Allison Wedell Schumacher Whether you’re a classroom teacher or a parent running a play group, you don’t have time (or, if you’re like me, the patience) to listen to tattling. On the other hand, you want your kids to … Continue reading →

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How to Emotionally Prepare Students for Standardized Testing

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Guest Blogger

By Andrew Hawk During the last fifteen years, standardized testing’s place in public education has been a hotly debated topic. Though standardized testing has been around for some time, the stakes attached to tests were raised dramatically by the No … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to Help Children with Perfectionism Find Balance

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Guest Blogger

By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. In my practice as a school counselor, I routinely ask students to rate their reactions to an experience using a scale from … Continue reading →

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Start ’em Young: Preventing Bullying in Preschool

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Guest Blogger

By Allison Wedell Schumacher When you were dreaming of being a parent, chances are your dreams didn’t include a call from your child’s school telling you that he or she was bullying a classmate. No parent wants to think their … Continue reading →

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