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Reducing Student Anxiety in the Midst of COVID-19
By Stephanie Filio What. In. The. World. Coronavirus? A pandemic?! Every day I am getting closer and closer to being able to begin to process what is going on, but it is certainly slow going. First, there is my baseline: … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner, Parenting
Tagged anxiety, coronavirus, COVID-19, kids and fear, learn from home, stress, talk with kids, work from home
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Providing a School Counseling Practice from Home
By Stephanie Filio In the shocking midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are left wondering what life might be like interacting with the rest of society from a distance. Health concerns aside, in our hyperconnected way of life, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, learn from home, middle school, school counselor, SEL, work from home
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Words for the Absolutely Incredible Kid in Your Life
By Allison Amy Wedell As someone who makes her living by writing, one of my favorite sayings is, “Words mean things.” That’s a rather glib way to convey the immense power of words, whether written or spoken. Words have the … Continue reading
How School Principals Can Respond to the Coronavirus
By Andrew Hawk In my career as an educator, I have experienced medical scares including bird flu, swine flu, SARS, and Ebola. The area in which I taught was hit hard by the bird flu during the 2009–2010 school year. … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators, Elementary Angle
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, learn from home, work from home
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Grow Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
By Nefertiti B. Poyner, Ed.D. From the time their babies are born until they establish themselves as adults, many parents are at least a little concerned with how intelligent their children will be. (I know I sure am!) While it … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged emotional intelligence, EQ, SEL
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