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Posted on December 19, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Rudolph Is the Parents’ Holiday Anti-bullying Lesson Worth Unwrapping
The beautiful story of a lovable, unique reindeer going from victim to hero is beloved by generations with a rich history and many hidden stories to reveal. Rudolph provides a well-known context for use to explore the roles of bullying, causes, and proactive solutions. In addition, the history of the story is a rich one, …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: antibullying, Bullying, Christmas lessons, dealing with exclusion, helping kids with bullying, preventing bullying, promoting inclusion, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Social and Emotional Learning
Posted on December 5, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Promoting Empathy and Kindness through Books on Animals and More…
One Mom and Educator’s Methods for Promoting Her Own Son’s Social and Emotional Development As a parent and an educator, I believe strongly in the power of social and emotional learning (SEL), and in the power I have as a parent to help my child develop into a healthy and kind person. There are several …
Excerpt from New Book on Inside SEL…
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 …
Posted on November 5, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Sound the Trumpets! It’s Publication Day!
After years of hard work (dozens of proposals in the bin), research, collaboration, and loads (and loads) of anticipation, here we are — publication day! If you pre-ordered, you should have a beautiful package awaiting you today at your doorstep. Because you’ve been an essential part of this book coming to life, I’d like to …
Posted on September 16, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
50 Days to Publication!!!
Join the Countdown! Spread the Word and Pre-Order Now! Parents consistently say that big feelings – their own and their children’s – represent their biggest challenges in parenting. How can we learn about our children’s emotional reflexes, their born temperament, and how they impact their emotions and choices? How do we know how to support …
Posted on May 9, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Drum Roll, Please! Big Announcement…
It is with great pleasure and delight that I announce the very first book from Jennifer S. Miller and this site: Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids — From Toddlers to Teenagers. When I asked fifty parents in a neighborhood Mom’s Club the question: “what one issue do you …
Posted on May 2, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Upcoming Social and Emotional Learning Conference in Baltimore, MD
Shannon Wanless, Director of the Office of Child Development in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh and Jennifer Miller of Confident Parents, Confident Kids will be presenting a workshop in Baltimore at the end of the month. Come join us! We’ll be presenting at the national Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Conference …
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 singing. Will she sing? Find out!!!! 🙂 Indeed it was a treat to …
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 together over 50 expert speakers including Jennifer Miller of Confident Parents, Confident Kids …
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
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, scientists, business leaders, and policymakers – many, many of whom are also concerned parents …
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