PBIS at home

Contact me at: arreid@seattleschools.org or (206) 252-1535

As the weeks of learning from home drag on, I’m getting more reports of students grappling with big feelings which can manifest in different ways. You may notice mood swings, challenging behaviors, changes in sleep patterns, irritability, regression or a child “just not being themselves.” These can all be normal reactions to these very abnormal times, but it might be quite disruptive to your home life and family relations.

At North Beach, as at many Seattle Public Schools, we use a Postive Behaviorial Systems and Support (PBIS) approach to build students’ social-emotional behavioral skills and reduce challenging behaviors. You’ve heard of the North Beach Way – that we are Safe, Kind and Respectful, and this is the foundation of setting behavioral expectations for students and staff so that we can provide a welcoming environment that is predictable, positive, safe and consistent.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing tips from the Center on PBIS on how to use some common PBIS practices at home to help support children and reduce disruptive behavior which may be particularly helpful when normal routines have been disrupted. This week’s tips focus on setting routines and home expectations.