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Posted on October 13, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
JOCO Community Radio Show – Johnson County, Texas
From REACH Across Johnson County, I was delighted to join Shari Phillips and Jennifer Heggland who are working hard to promote the social and emotional health and well-being of families in their community. I presented a two-day in-person workshop with a large group of prevention professionals last year with them in Waxahachie, Texas and learned …
Posted on October 1, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Social and Emotional Learning Around the Clock
How We Can Use Research-based Strategies at Home… “I’m excited to share music from Pakistan and Iran with you today and learn about the instrumentation used,” said Teacher Jason (a.k.a. “Dad”). Today, as we do each morning, we began the day outside in our backyard with coffee, juice, and a go-around of what we are …
Posted on September 22, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Daily Feelings Temperature Checks
Though my family is not entering a school building each day and attempting to assess any signs of illness in ourselves or our child each day, we are going to school — at home. And we do need to check each of our temperatures as a matter of routine for our emotional wellness. No matter …
Posted on July 30, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Understanding Pre-Teens
And How Best to Support their Social and Emotional Development “I had a dream that I told the girl I have a crush on that I liked her and seconds later, I watched as the whole world exploded,” my ten-almost-eleven-year-old told me as he was getting ready for bed last night. This morning, I noticed …
Posted on June 4, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Missing Link in Social and Emotional Learning
Why Social Justice and Equity Are Essential to Social and Emotional Learning By: Shannon B. Wanless and Tia N. Barnes There is much to be proud of in the social and emotional learning (SEL) field, but we are struck by how much work there is to be done to see, value, and address the racial …
Posted on May 28, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Family Responsible Decision-Making
In Uncertain, Stressful and Dangerous Times, How Can We Make the Best Choices for our Family? “We rented a vacation home with one other close family friend thinking that situation could be low risk. But then, they surprised us when several of their cousins showed up with them.” “The whole group of girls, friends from …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #COVID19, #parentingandCOVID19, #quarantine, core family principles, difficult choices, ethical decision-making, family responsible decision-making, family values, Relationship skills, self-awareness, Self-management, Social and Emotional Learning, Social awareness
Posted on April 16, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
What Do You Need?
Though there have been pandemics in history, for the vast majority of us, this is a unique moment in our personal history in which we are required to stay home with our families for an indefinite amount of time. Our relationships with our children, with our partner, with anyone who lives in our household will …
Posted on April 14, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
New Podcast with Highlights! How Reading Can Help Deal with Fear and Anxiety
Use reading at home during #COVID19! Listen in to the latest episode of our new podcast, For the Love of Reading ❤️📚 In this episode, Highlights Editor in Chief, Christine French Cully, talks with Jennifer Miller of Confident Parents, Confident Kids, and shares how books and storytelling can help kids deal with their anxiety, especially …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: #COVID19, @ChristineCully, @HighlightsforChildren, kids and anxiety, kids and fears, kids and worry, read-aloud books, reading and SEL, reading to deal with anxiety, reading to deal with fears, Social and Emotional Learning
Posted on April 7, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
CASEL Cares Webinar Recording – Social and Emotional Learning at Home
There was a large turnout of professionals and parents who joined live for the dialogue Friday afternoon for the CASEL Cares webinar. Thank you to the many who joined! For ideas on how to promote social and emotional skills at home during #COVID19, check out the recording: “So What Now? Supporting Social and Emotional Learning …
Posted on March 31, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
This Friday — Join CASEL Cares Webinar on Supporting SEL at Home during COVID19
Join the new CASEL Cares series through the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning this Friday where we’ll discuss how to support children’s social and emotional development at home during the #COVID19 pandemic. This webinar will address: What does social and emotional learning look like in family life? How can parents, caregivers and educators …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #COVID19, CASEL, Social and Emotional Learning
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