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Food for Thought: How to Bring Social-Emotional Learning to Snack Time in Your Early Childhood Classroom
By Molly Breen Sharing food and conversation go hand in hand: As humans we are, in some ways, hardwired to do these things together. In hunter-gatherer clans, extended families and communities would assemble to share food and, presumably, conversation as … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged courage, feelings, forgiveness, preschool, resilience, SEL, talk with kids
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Creating a Trauma-Informed Learning Environment
By Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW We live in a time when trauma seems to be everywhere. Divorce is not uncommon. There have been numerous shootings in schools. Drugs and suicide continue to steal people every day. Poverty and abuse overwhelm, … Continue reading
Helping Kids Build Resilience to Shame
By William T. Mulcahy, LPC, NCC, CEAP, author of the Zach Rules series As I’ve been thinking about writing this post about helping kids overcome shame, I’ve been struggling to capture my thoughts about the issue. Based on my experiences, … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged feelings, Free Spirit author, resilience, self-esteem, shame
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Life Is a Flower Among Thorns: An Excerpt from Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Challenges by Garth Sundem
The book Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Challenges profiles kids who have overcome challenges. You might recognize Malala Yousafzai, who chose to risk death to attend school. There’s also Soosan Firooz, who broke barriers to become Afghanistan’s first female rapper … Continue reading
The Power of Stories in Overcoming Challenges
By Garth Sundem, author of Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Challenges: Overcoming Adversity Around the World Unless I’m misremembering, I once had a chance to interview famed psychologist Elizabeth Loftus about the formation of false memories. Really, her research is … Continue reading
Posted in Character Education
Tagged Free Spirit author, resilience, self-confidence
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