On the anniversary of the Parkland school tragedy, tweens, teens, and the parents and educators who love them are speaking up and making a difference! Join us for this free, online event – The Mindful Kids Peace Summit – February 11-15, bringing together over 50 expert speakers including Jennifer Miller of Confident Parents, Confident Kids …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #MindfulKidsPeaceSummit, child mindfulness, family mindfulness, Mindful kids, Mindfulness, mindfulness in schools, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional Learning in Schools, Social and Emotional Skills, teacher mindfulness, teacher social and emotional learning, teen mindfulness
What is Mindfulness? Though the word is used frequently, it’s rarely defined. And there are a number of misconceptions too about what it may entail. Very simply stated, mindfulness is noticing your body functions (breathing, heart beating) and emotions, becoming focused on the moment at hand, and thinking about your thinking. It also involves letting go …
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What is it… why you want it… and how to get it! “I had no idea it was so late!” my ten-year-old exclaimed lifting his head up after a few hours of finely-crafting origami Star Wars figures with his cousin, Grandma and myself who were equally entranced in our crafting projects on spring break. Clearly, …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: children success, executive funtion, family flow, family mindfulness, flow, flow in families, focuses attention, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Mindfulness, Self control, Self-management, Self-regulation
You are invited! Because you follow and read Confident Parents, Confident Kids, you clearly care about the powerful influence you possess as a parent and you realize how you use that influence matters greatly. My friends, Cecilia and Jason Hilkey, have launched their third conference to share cutting-edge brain science and practical tools that parents …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: "Happily Family Conference", "The Heart and Science of Parenting", brain science, building resilience, Cecilia and Jason Hilkey, Empathy, family mindfulness, Jennifer Miller, Learning about parenting, Mindfulness, Parenting, Social and Emotional Learning
Check out this exceptional example of the use of social and emotional learning in high school from Edutopia (the George Lucas Educational Foundation). Though often early childhood and elementary school ages and stages are times we tend to focus on social and emotional learning, middle school, high school, and college-age students also require skill …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Edutopia, family connection, family mindfulness, High school social and emotional learning, mindfulness and teens, parenting high school students, parenting teenagers, Relationship skills, Responsible decision-making, Self awareness, Self-management, Social and Emotional Learning, Social awareness
