Hey, what's up, it's Joe. Thanks for listening to the podcasts. Before we get into it,

I want to remind you guys that this spring, 2023, I am back on tour. You can get your tickets

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Sacramento. Then I'm filming my first ever comedy special at the Blasco Theater in Los Angeles,

California. After that, it's Denver, St. Louis, Burlington, Vermont, Nashville, Austin,

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Behavior management. This is Joe. How may it help you?

So, Joe, how to keep kindergartners from touching each other all day long. I just said hands

to self one thousand times, and they're just not getting it. Any advice? Thanks so much,

Exhausted Kindergarten teacher.

Well, hello there, Exhausted Kindergarten teacher. You sound like the rest of us,

girlfriend. Kindergarten, oh my god, you guys, I can't tell you enough, it's a beautiful chaotic mess.

But when it's chaos, it is chaos. Those kids are relentless. I always called my class a room

of feral mammals because they're just wild children. It's literally like teaching a brand new puppy.

They don't know how to school. They don't know anything. It's your job to do it. Kindergarten

teachers listening right now, I need you guys all to know. Give yourself a break. Yes, the learning

objectives are important, but there's so much more to kindergarten. The learning objectives are

important, but like have a little fun with them. Enjoy your time together. They're great.

This person in particular, you're exhausted because they keep touching each other and you have

to say to yourself, you say one thousand times that they are just not understanding, keep your hands

to yourself. I have always found lots of success in social stories. For those of you who don't

know what social stories are, essentially a lot of people make they write a fake book that has

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