Renee

“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”
― Emiliano Zapata

“A philosophy: Kids (and adults) do well if they can. A mantra: Challenging behavior occurs when the demands and expectations being placed upon a child outstrip the skills he has to respond adaptively. Knowledge: Traditional school discipline does not teach skills or help kids solve problems. Some goals: Significantly improve your understanding of the challenging kids in your classroom and school. Create mechanisms for responding to their needs proactively rather than emergently. A mission: If we were going to start doing right by the challenging kids in our school, what would that look like?”
― Ross W. Greene, Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them

“PTSD is a COMPLETELY SANE AND NATURAL REACTION to an insane circumstance. It is debilitating, it can be considered a disability, but ironically it means you are an entirely normal human being.”
― Michael Crystel MSW, PTS(D) on a Shoestring Budget: A no-nonsense, non-technical guide to coping and healing for any trauma survivor from a survivor