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Teaching Communication Skills to Elementary Students
By Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW What is communication, and why is it important? From a very basic standpoint, most people have a natural human desire to communicate. But communication can be a complex topic. So while I promise to discuss … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged communication, hierarchy of needs, talk with kids, tweens
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Helping Students Resist Peer Pressure
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Belonging. Such a seemingly simple, three-syllable word, but it’s pretty powerful in life’s big picture and right there in the middle of Maslow’s hierarchy … Continue reading
Posted in Character Education, Counselor's Corner
Tagged acceptance, belonging, hierarchy of needs, peer pressure
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