It's hard for adults as well as children to try new things. It's even harder to stay the course when something is more difficult than we thought it would be, or when things don't work out the way we hoped. Yet flexibility and perseverance are essential...

Everything has a place. Things last longer when we take care of them. Respect, responsibility, and stewardship are concepts that even young children can relate to-because they have things they value. It also teaches simple environmental awareness:...

It's fun to make friends and play with others, but it's not always easy to do. You have to make an effort, and you have to know the rules: ask before joining in, take turns, play fair, and be a good sport. Includes ideas for games adults can use with...

When children are kind, courteous, and respectful, people enjoy being around them and reciprocate with the same behavior. Colorful illustrations and examples help children visualize how their behavior affects themselves and others. A special section for...

A Good Friend, now available in Spanish, gives good advice on friendship skills to middle schoolers and teens. Everybody needs friends, but not everyone reaches their full "friendship potential." If you feel tongue-tied in a group, struggle with shyness,...

Inventories, Activities & Educational Handouts. Practical tools for teachers, Counselors , group leaders, therapists and other helping professionals. Social skills are crucial for success in everyday interactions and are the keys to acting...

Based on Boys Town's® Common Sense Parenting®. New or experienced foster parents as well as grandparents and other relatives caring for a child forced from home by a crisis will find help and hope in Practical Tools for Foster Parents. More than...

Help your Spanish-speaking students learn the social skills that comprise the Well-Managed Schools curriculum by displaying these large 11' x 17' colorful posters in your classroom. Sixteen posters include: Como Seguir Instrucciones (following...

Help your students learn the social skills that comprise the Well-Managed Schools curriculum by displaying these large 11" x 17" colorful posters in your classroom. Sixteen posters include these skills: Following Instructions Accepting Criticism...

Create a caring, cooperative, welcoming environment in your school where students receive the positive behavioral support they need to succeed. Overcome student disrespect, apathy and aggression. Familiar problems like bullying, cheating, teasing,...

No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace shatters popular myths about bullying to reveal its stark realities. You'll learn who's playing the intimidation game and how they play it. From social exclusion, physical violence, and emotional...

Use these large 11" x 17" colorful posters to help teens and young adults prepare for life beyond the classroom. Sixteen intermediate and advanced skills from Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 3rd Edition have been selected to expand the classroom...

Physical Product Discontinued and Adapted to Social Skill Downloadable Lesson Plans -  Self-Management and Independent Living (Seven downloadable lesson plans)Item No. DA-45-011 School Behavior and Academic Performance (Ten downloadable lesson...

Have you ever faced new or even familiar situations where you were embarrassed or got into trouble because you didn't know what to do or how to behave? Learning the skills included in this book will offer positive ways of acting in these situations. Each...

Made of vinylized rayon canvas, this bag is imprinted with the Common Sense Parenting® logo. If you're teaching a class for parents, include this attractive tote bag in your participant materials ... it carries a great message! 

These skill cards are for parents who are using the Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers: Parent Trainer's Kit. Wallet-sized cards made of durable plastic. The cards have "how to" descriptions of four essential parenting skills: Effective...