Check out an excerpt from the new book in the newsletter that offers information, news and resources for the field of social and emotional learning. It begins…

In an exclusive excerpt from her new book — “Confident Parents, Confident Kids” — author Jennifer Miller shares a poignant example of how parents can nurture and coach their children when faced with various social and emotional obstacles.

“I hope you’ll become a brave, confident boy, mi corazón.” Mateo’s Mom would whisper to him when he was a newborn. And every day of those first months, his Mom would tell him the many dreams she had for him. READ THE FULL EXCERPT AT INSIDE SEL: 

Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids