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Democratic Life Skill 2: Guiding Children to Express Strong Emotions in Nonhurting Ways (March 2013)
Dan Gartrell

Democratic Life Skill 1: Guiding Children to Find a Place (September 2012)
Dan Gartrell

"Goodest" Guidance: Teachers and Families Together (May 2012)
Dan Gartrell

From Rules to Guidelines: Moving to the Positive (January 2012)
Dan Gartrell

Aggression, the Prequel: Preventing the Need (November 2011)
Dan Gartrell

Children Who Have Serious Conflicts—Part 2: Instrumental Aggression (July 2011)
Dan Gartrell

Children Who Have Serious Conflicts—Part 1: Reactive Aggression (March 2011)
Dan Gartrell

Understand Bullying (May 2008)
Dan Gartell with Judy Jochum Gartrell

Promote Physical Activity—It’s Proactive Guidance (March 2008)
Dan Gartell and Kathleen Sonsteng

Comprehensive Guidance (January 2008)
Dan Gartell

Swearing and Words That Hurt (November 2007)
Dan Gartell

"He Did It on Purpose!" (September 2007)
Dan Gartrell

"You Worked Really Hard on Your Picture!" Guiding With Encouragement (May 2007)
Dan Gartrell

Competition: What Place in Our Programs? (March 2007)
Dan Gartrell

Tattling—It Drives Teachers Bonkers (January 2007)
Dan Gartrell

The Beauty of Class Meetings (November 2006)
Dan Gartrell

Build Relationships Through Talk (September 2006)
Dan Gartrell

A Spoonful of Laughter (July 2006)
Dan Gartrell

Boys and Men Teachers (May 2006)
Dan Gartrell

Responding to Challenging Behavior (March 2006)
Dan Gartrell

Guidance Matters—Techniques (January 2006)
Dan Gartrell

Guidance Matters (November 2005)
Dan Gartrell

Note: Guidance Matters, Dan Gartrell's column about positive approaches to guiding young children's behavior, appeared in Young Children from November 2005 to May 2008 and resumed in March 2011.

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