Changing lives with compassion—not punishment. Advocating for kids & supporting caregivers with free tools & training. www.livesinthebalance.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lyggnl3gmk2p“If all we’re doing is teaching schools to deescalate & restrain kids, this problem will be around forever,” said Dr. Ross Greene. Maine just rolled back regulations on restraint & seclusion. Read more here, featuring LITB! https://wgme.com/news/i-team/maine-teachers-regain-authority-to-remove-students-as-restraint-and-seclusion-rules-education-punishment #changethispicture09 Sep 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyggnl3gmk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lxf7ph6yak25Tag a friend who embodies collaboration. 🫂27 Aug 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxf7ph6yak25https://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lxa44xcits2kEmpathy opens every door.25 Aug 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa44xcits2khttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lx233drwxs2gA new UC Riverside report says forced separation from a caregiver can have lasting consequences for kids in immigrant families. The report compiled clinical data and community-based trauma research on children & teens across the country. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2025/08/21/immigration-enforcement-taking-serious-toll-on-childrens-mental-health23 Aug 2025 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx233drwxs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lww3g7maes23CPS works best before the storm.21 Aug 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lww3g7maes23https://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lwot6ynjmc2lThe findings, compiled in three newly released briefs underscore the urgent need for systemic reform in youth justice practices nationwide. #ChangeThisPicture @sentencingproject.bsky.social https://www.sentencingproject.org/press-releases/new-data-exposes-deepening-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-the-youth-justice-system-nationwide/18 Aug 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwot6ynjmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lwmqmqcmqs2rCollaboration over compliance.17 Aug 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwmqmqcmqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lwgzh4xl522fMeltdowns are messages.15 Aug 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwgzh4xl522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lwa5foohvk2jWhen is the best time to preview a special event with your child?12 Aug 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwa5foohvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lvsxqwkkbs2hKids do well if they can, not if they want.07 Aug 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsxqwkkbs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lvm6mez5xk2uWe'd love for you to join us on October 21st! ✨Register today! bit.ly/CMHAC2504 Aug 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvm6mez5xk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lvlys4unfc2nFinish this sentence: ‘It’s hard for my student/child to ___ when ___. #ParentingTips #EducatorLife04 Aug 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlys4unfc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lvereu6d422aThere is a bipartisan push in NY to mandate training for police to "prepare" for interactions with autistic folks. There is a need to interrupt these volatile scenarios. But, we also need to think hard about the path and listen to autistic individuals. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2025/07/31/law-enforcement-disability-training01 Aug 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvereu6d422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3ltfdwgtazs2aBlack students with disabilities face 3/4 of harsh school suspensions. And, Diagnoses like ODD become a backdoor to exclusion. #ChangeThisPicture Partnership, not punishment. @edsource.org https://edsource.org/2025/there-are-no-bad-kids-how-educators-can-protect-students-against-harmful-diagnoses/73538107 Jul 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfdwgtazs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3ltfdg6go7s2eMICHIGAN- The investigation revealed that restraint and seclusion were used as a punishment for normal classroom issues. Parents expect that the schools they entrust with their children do not instead punish their children for having a disability. #ChangeThisPicture https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-reforming-michigan-school-districts-seclusion-and07 Jul 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfdg6go7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lqnoi7ujhk2xAre the kids ok? More experts say social media is fueling anxiety, depression & disconnection in teens. In our May CPS Podcast, Dr. Ross Greene talks with Dr. Nirav Shah about the crisis—and what comes next. 🎧 Drops June 10 📍Recorded live in Freeport02 Jun 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnoi7ujhk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lorcpqo4js2aSafety and compassion prevail in Oklahoma! 🌹 SB 364 is now law - corporal punishment of students with disabilities is BANNED in OK schools. Thank you to the tireless advocates who saw the bill across the finish line! 🎉 https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-law-now-bans-corporal-punishment-for-students-with-disabilities/ https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-law-now-bans-corporal-punishment-for-students-with-disabilities/#:~:text=The%20bill%20had%20passed%20the%20state%20Senate,method%20of%20discipline%20for%20students%20with%20disabilities09 May 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorcpqo4js2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lorcicfwvk2uProgress can be slow, but together, we are stronger. Flashback to 18 months ago and our op-ed in the Oklahoman: bit.ly/4jQs3yL09 May 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorcicfwvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lo7bsibgzk2lCheers to Oklahoma! 🌹 A bill to ban corporal punishment of students with disabilities has finally made it to the Governor's desk. House✅ Senate✅ Oklahomans - Tell Governor Stitt to sign SB 364 into law at our Action Center! Hitting isn't helping kids! #changethispicture ▶️ bit.ly/3uSAktc http://bit.ly/3uSAktc02 May 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7bsibgzk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lo27knvlmk2s25K students were hit in U.S. schools in one school year. Corporal punishment is still used in 14 states. Black children & students with disabilities are at the greatest risk. We’ve made progress—but the progress is fragile. There is no federal ban. We can’t let this slide. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo27knvlmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lnycamw4es2s🚨Massachusetts Action Alert!🚨 Let the State know you don't want to see protections for students eroded - SECLUSION SHOULD STAY BANNED. Jump over to our Action Center before Friday, May 2nd at 5 PM to submit your comments. 🔗https://livesinthebalance.org/take-action/29 Apr 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnycamw4es2shttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lnlsgxa2y22dKrystal Emerson’s son was restrained or secluded at least 18 times in 7 months—in 2nd grade. Now, Maine lawmakers are considering rolling back protections. Her message: “It broke me. It broke him.” #ChangeThisPicture https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/04/24/proposed-rollback-of-restraint-and-seclusion-rules-pits-staff-safety-against-student-rights/24 Apr 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlsgxa2y22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lnlqyf53j22d"Before the law was passed, schools would sometimes drag students to seclusion rooms without classifying the action as a restraint." - (our own) Ben Jones, Director of Legal and Policy Initiatives at Lives in the Balance #ChangeThisPicture with us www.livesinthebalance.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlqyf53j22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lnlq4ptin22dIn 2021, Maine ranked worst for student restraint and held the country's second-highest rate of seclusion. Then, reform limited R&S. Now, that progress is at risk. If we only look to crisis management, we’ll keep repeating history. #ChangeThisPicture https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/04/23/legislation-would-make-it-easier-to-restrain-and-forcibly-move-maine-students/24 Apr 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlq4ptin22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3lmwydqf47s2m👋 Coming up soon! Join us for a 2-day live webinar on CPS with Dr. Greene! Learn how to shift from power and control to collaboration and problem solving. This is your chance for a deep dive on the CPS model! April 24–25, 2025 9:45 AM – 5:15 PM ET CEs available Register now: bit.ly/2daysofCPS16 Apr 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwydqf47s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/livesinthebalance.bsky.social/post/3llfrnsispc22We're proud to stand with the ECRA to demand action that protects our most vulnerable students. @youthlaw.bsky.social #ChangeThisPicture Read more: https://youthlaw.org/news/education-civil-rights-advocates-call-state-leaders-expand-vital-protections-students28 Mar 2025 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:cb6vogmencxc2bchsz4ggvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfrnsispc22