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Help Students Manage the Emotions of Going Back to School During the Pandemic
By Rayne Lacko, author of Dream Up Now: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery Going back to school can be stressful for children in the best of times, but a global pandemic can create emotional challenges that cause young people … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, coronavirus, courage, COVID-19, feelings, Free Spirit author, resilience, talk with kids
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Combatting Hate Speech in Our Schools
By Stephanie Filio, author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis Your school has a zero-tolerance hate speech policy. How should administrators react to the following? A student who recently moved from Vietnam isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged Free Spirit author, hate speech, middle school, race, talk with kids, talking with teens, teen talk
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Facilitating Respectful Conversations About Politics with Kids
By Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., author of Get Gifted Students Talking: 76 Ready-to-Use Group Discussions About Identity, Stress, Relationships, and More (Grades 6–12) Our world is currently colored by bleak pandemic data, racial and cultural tensions, economic hurt, long lines … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, talk with kids, talk with teens
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3 Ways to Ease Children’s Anxiety in Uncertain or Unstructured Times
By Danielle Schultz Unstructured time can make some children (and adults) feel anxious. Here are tips to help ease stress and anxiety by adding some structure to otherwise unstructured time, whether that’s due to COVID-19 or summer break. Create a … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged anxiety, coronavirus, COVID-19, learn from home, talk with kids
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