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Month: June 2015
Posted on June 25, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Girl Leadership’s Twitter Chat on Pixar’s “Inside Out” at #HowDoYouFeel
I am excited to join in a conversation about emotions incited by the new Pixar movie, “Inside Out.” This chat, organized by Girl Leadership, includes participants from Common Sense Media, Ruler – the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Encourage Play and more. I will represent CASEL- the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning. Please …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: #HowDoYouFeel, Boundary setting, CASEL, Emotional boundaries, Emotional Intelligence, Encourage Play, Girl Leadership, Pixar's "Inside Out", Ruler - Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Twitter Chat on emotions
Posted on June 18, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment
Posted on June 11, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Smart Home Media Use: Limiting Screen Time
As warmer temperatures rise to blazing hot, kids may be tempted to remain in their air conditioned homes and entertain themselves with video games, YouTube videos and Facebook posts. Hours can turn into days as they lose track of time. And busy parents may allow it since it provides focused time that adults can attend …
Posted on June 9, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Thinking Before and After Acting; New Article in Smart Parents Series
Check out the latest article by Confident Parents, Confident Kids’ author, Jennifer Miller helping parents prepare their children for responsible decision making by practicing thinking before they act and reflecting afterward on choices made. It was written in partnership with Roger Weissberg of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning. It can be read now on educational reformer …
Posted on June 4, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Summer Reading
That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald When I was growing up, my neighborhood library held the “Super Summer Reading Program.” I so fondly recall weekly trips to the library with …
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