ABSTRACT
The vital role that school staff play in contributing to children's emotional well-being cannot be underestimated and be utilised more to ensure it is maximised to its full capacity. Our facial expression, body language and tone of voice all have meaning and will be interpreted by the child who is on the receiving end. This is of vital importance for children who are tuned in to adults' every move. This chapter explains the encouraging school staff to try different strategies to deal with children's behaviour. The behavioural change can then be acknowledged and praised with, That's much better. The child be involved in helping put out equipment or tidying the pencils and it enables an informal interaction to take place and the relationship to develop. All school staff have a responsibility to invest time, thought, energy and commitment into exploring how they can contribute to and enhance children's emotional well-being on a daily basis.
