by Dan St. Romain | Jan 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
As we said goodbye to 2025 earlier this week, I was thinking about one of my favorite animated children’s specials, Rudolph’s Shiny New Year. In it, Father Time tells Rudolph that if the horrible vulture, Eon the Terrible, takes Happy, the Baby New Year, time stops...
by Dan St. Romain | Dec 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Perspective and attitude carry a great deal of weight when it comes to behavior. Accordingly, I need to slow down during this hectic month. Of course, my tendency is to speed up. I make a list of all the tasks needing completion before the year’s end and check it...
by Dan St. Romain | Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
You might have noticed I stepped away from technology over the past few months. It wasn’t a choice at first. 2025 has been a challenging year – and one that has reminded me of the importance of homeostasis. A simple definition of homeostasis is “any...
by Dan St. Romain | Sep 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Sorry – this was not my intent. As I mentioned in a prior blog, my wife and I spent a great deal of time over the summer in Ohio with a lifelong friend who is now in hospice care. We’ve felt fortunate to be able to do this. ...
by Dan St. Romain | Aug 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the new school year. Consider kicking it off by working with your students on setting behavior and/or academic goals. I tell younger students, “One goal makes our heart happier, and the other makes our brain smarter.” Frame the discussion in terms of...
by Dan St. Romain | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
We don’t know what we don’t know – this is the mantra that’s circled through my brain on several occasions this summer. People have all kinds of challenges that are not always visible to outsiders. And when we don’t know the full story behind people’s behaviors,...