Posted on October 26, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Halloween is a perfect time to think about what scares us. It’s only human to have fears but there are healthy ways to approach them to ensure that they don’t paralyze you or your child. Certainly the way a parent handles a scary topic with their children impacts how the children will deal with that …
Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Dealing with fears
Posted on October 19, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
An atmosphere that provides support for one’s social and emotional learning and competence versus one that does not can make a huge difference in a child’s life. The difference is equal to the difference in the outcome of throwing seeds on cement versus planting seeds in enriched soil. And what a difference that is! …
Posted on October 3, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
We now understand that higher-level thinking is more likely to occur in the brain of a student who is emotionally secure than in the brain of a student who is scared, upset, anxious, or stressed. ― Mawhinney and Sagan These top ten reasons are based upon solid research conducted in schools across the country with children …
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