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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 out her friend got in trouble and wasn’t allowed to play. Another friend …
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
Posted on November 2, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
In the News…
Check out the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning’s (CASEL) newsletter for an interview with CPCK’s Author, Jennifer Miller! CASEL promotes the integration of social and emotional learning – the most critical skills for our children to develop – into preschool through high school by advancing research, policy, and practice. It’s an honor to …
Posted on October 19, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
National Bullying Prevention Month
As Parents and Educators, What Can We Do? The evidence is clear that most bullies have been bullied themselves (by an adult or a child) in some form. In fact, it could be surmised that all those acting out bullying behaviors are hurting and perpetuating a cycle of hurt. Most, at some point in their …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: anti bullying, Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, Social and Emotional Learning, What kids can do about bullying, What parents can do about bullying, What schools can do about bullying, What teachers can do about bullying
Posted on April 27, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Coming Soon! The Heart and Science of Parenting — FREE Online Conference
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 …
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
Posted on February 23, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Social and Emotional Learning in High School
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 …
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
New Video on Parenting and Social and Emotional Learning
Check out this excellent new video on parenting and social and emotional learning produced through a collaboration between the Collaboration for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the Chicago Public Schools and funded by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Thanks for using SEL and parenting examples highlighting the work of Jennifer Miller at Confident …
Posted on October 25, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Global Online Event for Educators and Parents
I’m excited to invite you to the Education: Next Generation Online Conference coming up from Nov. 3-7, 2016! The conference is FREE to attend for everyone! Education: Next Generation is a global movement and community of people who embrace a holistic approach to education and parenting. “EdNextGen” focuses on such elements as: mindfulness, empathy, project-based …
Posted on June 30, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Stop, Think, Go! Summer Problem-Solving
Learn the following simple steps of the traffic light model and practice problem-solving with your kids as a game this summer. And try out the rap that goes with it! Then, gently remind and use it each time siblings or friends get into a conflict. It can empower kids with the skills to work through …
Category: Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Building communication skills, Collaborative for Academic, Collaborative problem solving, Consequential thinking, Empathy, Evaluating actions, Goal setting, Kids communication, Kids conflict management, Perspective taking, Problem solving, Roger Weissberg, Self control, Self=awareness, Social and Emotional Learning, Stress management, Summer problem-solving game, Traffic light problem-solving model
Posted on October 1, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Parents, Kids and Bullying Behaviors – What Can We Do?
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. -Elie Weisel “You’re a horrible person,” was what I heard and deeply felt though I cannot recall the exact words that delivered this final crushing blow. It had come after a series of unconsidered and callous jabs and was …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: agency, anti bullying, Bully prevention, Bullying, bullying behaviors, caring school community, Collaborative for Academic, Compassion, Confidence, Courage, demeaning, labeling, power, Responsibility, Social and Emotional Learning, social emotional skill building
Posted on May 5, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Your Story
If you read this blog, then you already know that cultivating social and emotional skills in our kids is not a luxury but an essential for preparing caring, confident and contributing adults. We can only learn and improve as parents through this dialogue if we share our stories. So I am hoping you might share …
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