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Helping Young Children Understand Their Changing Feelings
By Goldie Millar and Lisa A. Berger, coauthors of 1-2-3 My Feelings and Me As caring adults, caregivers and professionals play a central and important role in helping children understand and manage their multitude of feelings. A key part of … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged feelings, Free Spirit author, SEL, talk with kids
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What to Do When Violence Hits Close to Home
By Stephanie Filio My city is massive in land and population. We have wonderful diversity in this southern bubble of ours, fueled by a coast, tourist-enticing beaches, and our beloved military bases. It is both comfortably slow and expeditiously efficient. … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged community violence, mass shooting, school counselor, talk with kids, talk with teens, trauma
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Advocating for Small-Group Discussions at Your School
By Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., author of How (and Why) to Get Students Talking: 78 Ready-to-Use Group Discussions About Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Relationships, and More (Grades 6–12) It was just a hunch. When I was tasked with creating a program for … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner, Teaching Strategies
Tagged Administrators, Free Spirit author, talk with kids, talking with teens, teens, tweens
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How to Discuss Hot-Button Issues in the Classroom with Tolerance and Poise
By Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., author of How (and Why) to Get Students Talking: 78 Ready-to-Use Group Discussions About Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Relationships, and More (Grades 6–12) Each year, at the first three-hour meeting of an introductory counseling course, I included … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner, Teaching Strategies
Tagged Free Spirit author, politics, talk with kids, talking with teens, teens, tweens
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