Students may lack the skills to control their behavior when they’re upset, and these steps can help build self-regulation.

Student behavior problems continue to plague schools, and educators say they’ve actually grown more serious, according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center. Nearly half of teachers, school ...

LOS ANGELES – When Abram van der Fluit began teaching science more than two decades ago, he tried to ward off classroom disruption with the threat of suspension: “I had my consequences, and the third ...

Lately when I talk with faculty members about their courses and classrooms, I often have to say something that few of them want to hear: Your undergraduates need you to teach them “studenting” skills.

Sigh, we’ve all been there. The temper tantrum at Target. The request to bring in the dinner plate that gets met with crossed arms and staunch refusal. The dilly-dallying that makes it seemingly ...

The calm climate at Brooklyn Avenue School in East L.A. provides evidence that, to be effective, discipline doesn’t have to be harsh, punitive or include suspension for disrespectful behavior. Credit: ...

Sport may serve as a natural and influential context for learning self-regulation, cooperation and respect for rules.” ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Today’s post continues a series in which educators share what they view as the biggest challenges facing teachers—and how to overcome them. Jason D. DeHart earned his Ph.D. in education from the ...

Children who are angry and argumentative can be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Psychologists think it may oversimplify deeper causes, like ADHD, autism, and trauma. It might also lead ...