Today is Day Two of an incredible week-long line-up of speakers. Jennifer Miller of Confident Parents, Confident Kids will be talking with fourteen-year-old founder of Wuf Shanti, Adam Avin beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST today. The photo above appears like Jennifer is… Read More
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… Read More
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Check out the recording of the live stream event that happened earlier today entitled A Nation At Hope from the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development. Be convinced or inspired or further propelled into action by students, teachers, superintendents,… Read More
By Guest Author, Jenny Woo “What are the most life-defining pieces of wisdom and memories that I could leave with my children and be in peace knowing that I have prepared them for life?” I’ve been pondering over this question nonstop. With… Read More
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Tags: "52 Essential Conversations" card game, embracing failure, embracing mistakes, Jenny Woo, Parents' Choice Award, Relationship skills, Self awareness, Self-management, skill building with kids, social and emotional games, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional Skills, Social awareness
The Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development released some new tools and resources this week for parents, educators and all those serving youth (more shared below). They gathered a group of distinguished scientists together to examine how learning… Read More
If you have a problem, don’t muddle through. Here’s a simple rap about what to do. Stop, calm down before you act. You’ll think more clearly – that’s a fact. Say the problem and how you feel. Set a positive goal (and… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment
Tags: Calming down, CASEL, Collaborative problem solving, Family problem solving, Identifying feelings, learning about feelings, practicing problem-solving, problem-solving skills, problem-solving with kids, Responsible decision-making, Roger Weissberg, Self awareness, Self-management, Social and Emotional Learning, social decision-making
Check out the article by Pam Moore that features tips for parents from Confident Parents, Confident Kids’ author, Jennifer Miller in The Washington Post today. It also features the important work of CASEL – the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning… Read More
Learn More About What Exactly You Can Do! Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart walking around outside your body. – Elizabeth Stone And this is the very reason why… Read More
A Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Initiative I was honored to partner with CASEL on this important discussion series piloted last Spring in which parents came together to discuss their hopes for their parenting and for their children and how… Read More
For Promoting Social and Emotional Skills in the Home or Classroom Mandy is having a tough day because each friend or relative she meets can’t play. But the narrator of this story asks good questions of Mandy to learn more. It turns… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment
Tags: "The Grit Up Series", Abbie Kelley, Care to repair, Empathy, negative self-talk, Relationship skills, Responsible decision-making, Self awareness, Self-management, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and emotional skill building, Social awareness
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Posted on February 12, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Join Me Today: Mindful Kids Peace Summit
Today is Day Two of an incredible week-long line-up of speakers. Jennifer Miller of Confident Parents, Confident Kids will be talking with fourteen-year-old founder of Wuf Shanti, Adam Avin beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST today. The photo above appears like Jennifer is… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #MindfulKidsPeaceSummit, Mindfulness, Social and Emotional Learning
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Posted on February 5, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Mindful Kids Peace Summit
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… Read More
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
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Posted on January 15, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
A Nation At Hope
Check out the recording of the live stream event that happened earlier today entitled A Nation At Hope from the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development. Be convinced or inspired or further propelled into action by students, teachers, superintendents,… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #NationAtHope, A Nation at Hope, and Academic Development, Aspen Institute, emotional, National Commission on Social, Social and Emotional Learning
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Posted on November 29, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Essential Conversations to Prepare Children for Life
By Guest Author, Jenny Woo “What are the most life-defining pieces of wisdom and memories that I could leave with my children and be in peace knowing that I have prepared them for life?” I’ve been pondering over this question nonstop. With… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: "52 Essential Conversations" card game, embracing failure, embracing mistakes, Jenny Woo, Parents' Choice Award, Relationship skills, Self awareness, Self-management, skill building with kids, social and emotional games, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional Skills, Social awareness
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Posted on September 27, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Learning is Social and Emotional.
The Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development released some new tools and resources this week for parents, educators and all those serving youth (more shared below). They gathered a group of distinguished scientists together to examine how learning… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #howlearninghappens, how learning happens, learning is social and emotional, Social and Emotional Development, Social and Emotional Learning, social and emotional learning at home, Social and Emotional Learning in Schools
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Posted on April 5, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Stop, Think, Go! Problem-Solving Practice for Your Family
If you have a problem, don’t muddle through. Here’s a simple rap about what to do. Stop, calm down before you act. You’ll think more clearly – that’s a fact. Say the problem and how you feel. Set a positive goal (and… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Calming down, CASEL, Collaborative problem solving, Family problem solving, Identifying feelings, learning about feelings, practicing problem-solving, problem-solving skills, problem-solving with kids, Responsible decision-making, Roger Weissberg, Self awareness, Self-management, Social and Emotional Learning, social decision-making
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Posted on February 21, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Today In “The Washington Post”…
Check out the article by Pam Moore that features tips for parents from Confident Parents, Confident Kids’ author, Jennifer Miller in The Washington Post today. It also features the important work of CASEL – the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: CASEL, Collaborative for Academic, Confident Kids, Confident Parents, Jennifer Miller, Pam Moore, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional Learning in Parenting, Social and Emotional Learning in Schools, The Washington Post
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Posted on February 15, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
YOU Have a Role in Preventing School Violence
Learn More About What Exactly You Can Do! Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart walking around outside your body. – Elizabeth Stone And this is the very reason why… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Parents, preventing school shootings, preventing school violence, School shootings, school violence, Social and Emotional Learning, Violence prevention
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Posted on November 21, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Parenting with Social and Emotional Learning – A New Discussion Series Free to School Communities
A Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Initiative I was honored to partner with CASEL on this important discussion series piloted last Spring in which parents came together to discuss their hopes for their parenting and for their children and how… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Caregiver Discussion Series, CASEL, Collaborative for Academic, families and social and emotional skills, Parenting and Social and Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional Learning
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Posted on November 9, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
A New Children’s Book Series
For Promoting Social and Emotional Skills in the Home or Classroom Mandy is having a tough day because each friend or relative she meets can’t play. But the narrator of this story asks good questions of Mandy to learn more. It turns… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: "The Grit Up Series", Abbie Kelley, Care to repair, Empathy, negative self-talk, Relationship skills, Responsible decision-making, Self awareness, Self-management, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and emotional skill building, Social awareness
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