When You’re The Adult in the Room

Adding to your classroom confidence
BY DR ANDREW WAKE

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This book will be both useful and interesting to prospective and experienced teachers—deepening their knowledge and understanding as the basis for the development of some important skills.

Professor Viv Ellis, Dean of Education, Monash University

So often when I was teaching, I’d wonder: why is this child behaving in this way? Dr Wake’s book no only explains why but offers practical support, guidance and solutions. This is a great resource for teachers.

Gabbie Stroud, Author of Teacher

Using attachment theories, grief and disappointment concepts, neuroscience insights, and moral development ideas, he provides a variety of simple strategies that work to deal with unwanted events and help to change unwanted patterns. With easy-to-understand language, simple to remember approaches, and examples from real classrooms, When You’re the Adult in the Room is essential reading for all new teachers, and will benefit experienced educators who want to add to their understanding and confidence.

Content

This is a fine book written for busy real-world teachers who want to develop their confidence and capacity in today’s classrooms. It offers immensely readable explanations of what is behind student behaviour that interferes with learning and is full of methods, tips and examples that will reward reading and re-reading.

Dr Ric Haslam, Director Mental Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

A great look at what might be happening within a student’s head, by way of better understanding behaviour. Theory put into practice through many real-life examples that really help bring meaning and relevance to the text. When You’re the Adult in the Room reminds to lead by example… by building a relationship, staying calm, and appealing to established shared values and agreed consequences.

Gabrielle Phelan, Teacher

Chapter 1: Attachment, Getting Enough – Part 1: Attachment Basics

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Feb 1 2024

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4W’s: watch, wait, wonder, “one-down”

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“I need a break”

When you have a child whose behaviour concerns you it feels like you never get a break from watching and worrying about what they are doing. The constant wondering whether you should step in can be utterly exhausting. So how

When You’re The Adult in the Room

Content

Unlock access to all chapter videos for only $20!

Feb 1 2024

How to bring calm to chaotic classrooms – as published in “The Australian” November 2023

Mar 13 2021

Obsessions: do they fill, or fulfill

Aug 8 2020

The freedom of boundaries

Mar 9 2020

Stay On Target

Jul 26 2019

4W’s: watch, wait, wonder, “one-down”

Jun 21 2019

“I need a break”