My Parents Don’t Trust Me!

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 13, 2022 Building responsibility, Counselors, Motivating cooperation, Parenting, Parents, Problem solving, Students, Win-win parenting authority being reliable, being responsible, establishing trust, getting parents to trust you, rebuilding trust Leave a comment

Helping kids establish (or re-establish) trust with parents Excerpted and adapted from High School’s Not Forever by Dr. Jane Bluestein and Eric Katz, MSAC (2005, Health Communications, Inc, Deerfield Beach, FL). This piece was written for teens and young people, and is included on this site for parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, and others who work with…

Creating a Safe Emotional Environment for Kids (and Others)

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 13, 2022June 22, 2022 Uncategorized Leave a comment

Beliefs that can help make emotional safety possible Kids have feelings. It’s a part of being human to experience the world and other people emotionally. Unfortunately, many adults have a hard time dealing with kids’ feelings. We may see them as inconvenient, feel uncomfortable around them (who wants to see a child in distress?), or…

Educators at Risk

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Counselors, Life Management, Mental Health, Professional growth, Self-care and Inspiration, Taking care of yourself, Teacher retention, Teaching harmful beliefs, teacher stress, teachers at risk Leave a comment

Characteristics of educators at risk: * Feels personally responsible for a student’s successes and failures Measures personal success or failure by student behavior and achievement, or by approval from others Has an overwhelming need to avoid conflict and generate approval from others (which can manifest as attention-seeking, maintaining status quo, or even rebelliousness) Willing to…

When Teachers Lose Their Cool

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Building responsibility, Modeling positive behavior, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Help for kids dealing with a mean, aggressive teacher Dear Dr. Bluestein: Hello. My son is in the 5th grade. He’s an honor student was nominated by his teacher to attend a camp that teaches about leadership. My question is how does a good student deal with mean, ugly, and rude teachers? For example, a…

Power Struggles with a Three-Year-Old

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Uncategorized Leave a comment

Channeling anger and frustration to get to positive outcomes Dear Dr. Bluestein: I’m getting to the point with my daughter that I have to remove myself from her presence so that I can control my anger. It seems that I can’t get to bathe, dress, feed, or change her diaper. Yes, diaper. (We’re dealing with…

Dimensions of Gratitude

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Uncategorized Leave a comment

So Many Ways to Experience Gratitude Creating a gratitude journal for publication endowed us with 12 chapters offering different ways to look at and appreciate the things in our lives that can be all too easy to take for granted. Here these topics are arranged in the order in which the chapters appear in the…

Stop Telling Me How Lucky I Am!

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Counselors, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Feedback and encouragement, General Interest, Gratitude and inspiration, Life Management, Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, Problem solving, Relationships, SEL- Social and Emotional Learning, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Taking care of yourself acceptance, emotions, feeling feelings, feelings, friendship, gratitude, gratitude as a drug, hearing me, listening, processing emotions, reality, respect, suppressed feelings, validation Leave a comment

5 things to do instead I was having a really bad stretch at work. A cold, rainy week had left my students stir-crazy, loud, and barely manageable. I’d had an encounter with an angry parent (whose child wasn’t even in my class). And my administrator still hadn’t responded to several requests for basic supplies we…

International Speaking and Media by Country

By Dr. Jane BluesteinMay 26, 2022July 8, 2022 About, About Dr. Jane Bluestein, Press Materials, Speaking canadian media, canadian speaking, international broadcast media, international print media, international speaking Leave a comment

A World of Wonderful Experiences Earlier versions of this site had a separate post for each country and each Canadian province. In this latest update, I have condensed my international speaking and media experiences to one page. Select the country to go to directly to the listings for each location. Australia | Canada | Colombia…

Dr. Bluestein’s Original Reprint Series

By Dr. Jane BluesteinApril 28, 2022April 27, 2023 Behavior Management, Books, Bookstore, Counselors, Culture and Community, Educators, Parenting, Parents beginning teachers, Books by Dr Jane Bluestein, career satisfaction, depression, Dr. Jane Bluestein's books, gratitude, handwriting, healthy families, jouirnaling, mental health, miracles and gratitude, parenting, perfectionism, positive relationships, school safety, school success, self-harm, successful teaching, teaching career, win-win parenting Leave a comment

New Life for Old (and Not-so-Old) Books In the world of publishing, it is not unusual for books to have a natural life cycle. When two of my publishers downsized, several of my books went out of print. Getting the rights back to this content has allowed me to set up this new Original…

The Beauty of Losing Control

By Dr. Jane BluesteinApril 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Culture and Community, Discipline, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Modeling positive behavior, Motivating cooperation, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Uncategorized, Win-win authority Leave a comment

An effective way to “be in charge”! Note: This is one of the very first articles I wrote for publication—in this case, for Instructor Magazine, back in 1985. The language and approach I currently use in my work has changed significantly over the years. For example, I rarely ever use the term “obedience” anymore because I have found…

What Jane’s Been Up To: 2019 – 2021

By Dr. Jane BluesteinApril 22, 2022June 1, 2022 Blog Leave a comment

November 19, 2021 A New Chapter Begins My last live speaking engagement was in November 2019, a little more than two years ago. Things were changing and for the first time in 35 years, I had nothing on my calendar for the following semester. Jobs in US school districts and schools had gotten scarce, and…

Book: The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2021April 27, 2023 Assessment and Testing, Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Feedback and encouragement, Health and Safety, Homework, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Leadership, Learning, Learning styles, Life Management, Mentorship, Modeling positive behavior, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Problem solving, Professional growth, Recognition and reinforcement, Relationships, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Schools in Society, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Special Needs, Taking care of yourself, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher retention, Teaching, Teaching, Tolerance and Respect, Win-win authority avoiding power struggles, beginning teachers, boundaries, challenges for new teachers, creating community, difficult students, discipline, emotional safety, emotionally safe classroom, learning differences, parent-teacher relationships, positive consequences, professional development feedback, professional growth, professional identity, school culture, self-care, student behavior, student self-management, teacher retention, teaching

Win-Win Strategies for Success by Dr. Jane Bluestein At the start or your career or at the end of your rope… Get your teaching career off to a winning start—or recharge your passion for your work! The new & revised edition of Dr. Jane Bluestein’s pivotal guide for your teaching career! A great gift for new…

Book: High School’s Not Forever

By Dr. Jane BluesteinDecember 12, 2020May 30, 2022 Uncategorized Leave a comment

The reality of the high school experience by Dr. Jane Bluestein and Eric Katz, M.S.A.C. This book is currently out of print and is in consideration for a re-release at some point through our company. Meanwhile, we urge you to seek copies through online retailers. Description How often do kids hear that high school is…

Media Resume: Regional and Local Broadcast Interviews

By Dr. Jane BluesteinFebruary 10, 2019October 6, 2022 About, For the Media, Press Materials, Speaking Leave a comment

State-by-State Broadcast Interviews featuring Dr. Jane Bluestein This page is part of an extensive press kit and includes a list of radio and television interviews Dr. Bluestein has done for various stations around the United States. ALABAMA Huntsville: E-TV, interview with Keith Ward (06, 07). Mobile: WNTM-AM, interview with Dick Scott (97). Selma: WHBB-AM, interview…

Media Resume: Print, Broadcast, and Internet Interviews

By Dr. Jane BluesteinFebruary 10, 2019October 6, 2022 About, For the Media, Press Materials, Speaking Leave a comment

Interviews featuring Dr. Bluestein This page is part of an extensive press kit and includes a list of interviews Dr. Bluestein has done for television, radio, Internet, print, and broadcast media. US: National and Regional Broadcast Media by Program The Ann Masters Show, Talk Radio Network, Central Point, OR. (97, 98, 98) Bam! Radio: Body,…

Speaking Resume: Parent and Community Training Programs

By Dr. Jane BluesteinFebruary 10, 2019October 6, 2022 About, About Dr. Jane Bluestein, For the Media, Parents, Press Materials, Speaking Leave a comment

Presentations This page is part of an extensive press kit and includes a list of presentations Dr. Bluestein has done for parents and caregivers, as well as the general adult community. It includes topics addressing adult-child relationships, parenting, co-parenting, step-parenting, and caregiver training. This list also includes topics on self-care, mental health, addiction issues, and…

Speaking Resume: Local and State-Wide Conferences and Events by State

By Dr. Jane BluesteinFebruary 10, 2019October 30, 2022 About, About Dr. Jane Bluestein, For the Media, Press Materials Bluestein speaking events by state, Jane Bluestein in US, State and regional speaking events, where Dr. Bluestein has spoken in US, where Jane Bluestein has spoken Leave a comment

Presentations throughout the United States This site has always included lists of where Dr. Bluestein has spoken, previously offered by individual states and countries. This page includes Dr. Bluestein’s US speaking engagements in one place. National U.S. events are listed on a separate page. You can also find a list of regional and local broadcast interviews (TV…

Speaking Resume: International, National, and Regional Conferences and Events

By Dr. Jane BluesteinFebruary 10, 2019October 6, 2022 About, About Dr. Jane Bluestein, For the Media, Press Materials Leave a comment

Keynote presentations, training workshops, and webinars for educators Programs for teachers, administrators, school counselors, social workers, preservice teachers, career and vocational teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school staff, as well as the general community and private sector have been presented with various titles. Check out the list of topics here. 2018-present 16th National Conference on Adolescents…