Cerise Rabie - Educational Psychologist

23/09/2025

Really interesting read! Definitely a topic that needs a lot more discussion.

The Teenage Girls Commission echoed this sentiment: "When a child is younger than 16, it is r**e, guys, it is r**e. Even if the child said yes, I don't mind; it is r**e at the end of the day. "

17/09/2025

GREAT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IDEA FROM A TEACHER THAT REALLY WORKS

"My students are obsessed with these little guys — they literally beg me to bring them out. But here’s the catch: Quiet Critters only come out when the room is calm and focused.

👉 They “live” in a soundproof jar. Loud noises hurt their ears, but whispers are okay.
👉 They sit on students’ desks to watch and learn. You can pat them, but if you try to play or pick them up… they get scared.
👉 If a student gets too loud, the critter scoots to the edge of the desk as a warning. Keep being loud? Back into the jar it goes!

At the end of the lesson, whoever still has their Quiet Critter earns a reward — but honestly, most kids just want to keep their critter happy.

And the best part? They’re SO easy to make: pom-poms + googly eyes + little felt or foam feet (I cut mine into heart shapes). Hot glue and DONE.

It’s the simplest classroom management hack… and the cutest one, too."

*** Kari Bray Reese ***

17/09/2025

Check out these game-changing breathing exercises for sensory-defensive kiddos. https://ilslearningcorner.com/deep-breathing-activities-to-calm-sensory-meltdowns-and-ground-emotions/

08/08/2025

University of Cape Town well done on this initiative!!😁 🙌🏼

08/08/2025

Powerful article to read and reflect on. How can we as adults give children the freedom to play?

One perspective is often missing from research about why children spend so much time on screens: the kids’. So Lenore Skenazy, Zach Rausch, and Jonathan Haidt polled 500 children, who explained how childhood is changing—and how to make it better. https://theatln.tc/pc8Tgj2J

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