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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… Read More
Posted on March 21, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Diversifying Your Parent-Child Reading…
Widening Your Family’s Circle of Concern through Children’s Literature When we consider our child’s daily interactions with various cultures, differing belief systems, or other income levels, they may not get the kind of exposure we desire. We want to raise socially aware… Read More
Posted on December 4, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
What Holidays Are Celebrated Around the World?
Expand your Children’s Social Awareness by Learning More Together This post has become an annual favorite! Because of the numerous holidays celebrated through the fall and winter months, it is an ideal time to discuss how people celebrate around the world –… Read More
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
Posted on October 11, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Preparing Children to Stand Up for Themselves and Others
It seems impossible to get through voluntary playground duty without witnessing a child running with tears streaming down his or her face at recess time. This day was typical with one glaring exception. Walking up alongside the teary-eyed child, I spotted an… Read More
Posted on September 6, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Magic and Mishaps of Tweens: Understanding the Era of Social Awareness and Social Anxiety
“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… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Compassion, Empathy, kids and social anxiety, social and emotional learning in middle school, Social awareness, tweens, tweens and social anxiety, tweens and social awareness, understanding middle childhood, understanding middle school students, understanding tweens
Posted on February 13, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Language of Love for Our Children
The coming of Valentine’s Day seems an ideal time to write about one of the greatest, most enduring loves. No, I am not writing about romantic love. This is about our love for our children and how we express it. There are… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Clean Language, Expressing love to our children, learning about child development, love language for parents, love language with kids, parenting with love, parents and child development, parents and patience, Responsible decision-making, Self awareness, Showing children love, Social awareness, Unconditional love
A Family Primer on World Holidays…
Give the Gift of Global Awareness this Holiday Season Because of the numerous holidays celebrated through the fall and winter months, it is an ideal time to discuss how people celebrate around the world – both the uniqueness of traditions and also… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Boxing Day, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Cultural appreciation, Diversity appreciation, Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Hannukah, Holiday season, Kwanzaa, La Posada, Omisoka, Ramadan, Social awareness, St. Lucia Day, teaching kids about world holidays, teaching kids social awareness, world culture posters, World holidays
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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Posted on May 23, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
“I’m a Different Butterfly” – Expanding Empathy and Social Awareness through Summer Reading
There’s a new children’s book that explores what questions arise in an individual about their own self-perception and how others react when one looks different than others. I’m a Different Butterfly was written for ages 4-8 and is the story of Lulu… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: "I'm a Different Butterfly", embracing diversity, Empathy, Lulu Noire's Black Butterfly Tales, Social awareness, Understanding differences