Top Ten Strategies for Reducing Stress In the Classroom By Bethany Bilodeau Reducing the stress in the classroom is critical for helping students feel safe and regulated. They can tolerate much more academic and social demand if their overall stress is reduced. This also contributes to why some students can function in one class and… Continue reading Top Ten Strategies for Reducing Stress in the Classroom
By Dr. B One thing that seems to be a constant theme the last few years is that most are operating in a constant state of crisis and stress. People are tired, students and teachers, so what are the best things to do for self care? I could tell you the typical things of eating… Continue reading Top Ten Strategies For Self Care
By: Dr. B My poor BFF, aside from the fact that she has to put up with me, she calls many days and shares how loads of students are being suspended from her school on a daily basis. She tells me about the students that were suspended the previous week and how after only a… Continue reading Why Aren’t Our Re-Integration Programs from Suspension Gaining More Traction?!
By: Dr. B. May 12, 2019coremethods The Gut-Brain Axis Have you ever had a gut feeling about something? Felt butterflies in yourstomach? If so, you are not alone! When you feel anxiety, it shows up in yourbody. Recent studies have shown that there is a connection between ourbrains and our stomachs, and this is referred… Continue reading I Have a Gut Feeling…
By: Dr. B. January 10, 2020coremethods Getting Rest in 10 Minutes or Less I often work with students who are on hyper drive. These students are always on the go, seeking sensory and emotional feedback from their environments. They are disruptive in the classroom, many often have trauma histories, and they have challenges learning. Interestingly enough, interviews… Continue reading The Best Hack! Getting Rest in 10 Minutes or Less
By: Dr. B. June 15, 2019coremethods Anxiety Anxiety is something that we all experience and is often a normal reaction to many different situations (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2019). It can be brought on by many factors, including exposure to new situations, meeting people we don’t know yet, pressures from situations at work, or just… Continue reading Anxiety and The Brain: Understanding the Freeze, Flight, Fight Response
By: Dr. B. March 31, 2019coremethods You’ve heard the saying “You are what you eat”, right? And you probably “get it” that diet affects your physical health. But what if I told you that diet affects your mental health too? It’s true! You are always balancing your health in multiple ways, and they are all related. Foods we eat… Continue reading How Nutrition can Affect Behavior: How to Use Food to Manage Your Mood
Sleep Hygiene to Support Behavior By: Dr. B. April 2, 2020coremethods Sleep Hygiene sounds like it should mean clean bedding! That certainly can help and describe a version of sleep hygiene, but we are actually referring to the pattern of sleep that one participates in. Sleep hygiene includes a variety of different practices and habits… Continue reading Sleep Hygiene to Support Behavior
Dr. B is now offering personalized online behavioral consultations and coaching. Dr. B has extensive experience training parents, teachers and caregivers to implement behavioral strategies based upon a personal assessment of each individual which takes into consideration their unique needs. Dr. B will work with each individual to create a customized plan of support which… Continue reading Services
Written by: Chelsea Cheverie In our daily life, how many of us often use the word stress to describe negative situations? How many of us also hold the belief that stress is bad for us? What would you say if I told you that this is not always true? Would you believe me if I… Continue reading What do you know about stress?
