08/08/2022
A great back to school topic - creating growth mindset in students.
How to Create the Right Environment for Students to Develop a Growth Mindset
We can't expect students to cultivate growth mindsets if the school culture doesn't support them.
07/27/2022
Looking for strategies for having a calmer emotional life?
Two Keys to a Calmer Emotional Life
New studies are investigating why life is such an emotional rollercoaster for certain people, and how to cultivate more stable happiness.
07/12/2022
The CDC has a solid resources for families to help them support creating healthy school environments.
Strategies to Help Parents and Families Create Healthy and Supportive School Environments
Healthy Schools, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
07/11/2022
Helping your child recognize, label, and communicate their feelings are such important developmental milestones.
Helping Your Young Child Feel and Understand Their Feelings
We all know that emotions like love and gratitude are fun and beneficial, but what about emotions like fear, worry or jealousy? Believe it or not, all our feelings serve a purpose. I say “believe it or not” because maybe, like me, you may have grown up believing that being scared is a
06/14/2022
Do you agree?
It's time to screen all kids for anxiety, physicians' task force recommends
In light of the growing kids' mental health crisis, the group says it's crucial to identify kids who are struggling. The advice doesn't call for su***de screening, which many experts think is needed.
06/01/2022
Happiness comes from within and
Your Happiness Calendar for June 2022
This month, talk about the hard stuff.
05/17/2022
There's a lot to navigate for students transitioning to college. Here's an article that can help you support your teens.
6 things parents should know about mental health in college
After student athletes Katie Meyer and Sarah Shulze died by su***de one month apart, parents have questions.
04/04/2022
I've advocated for using the school library as a resource for books. It's a simple way to build resources the whole school can use.
SEL Books for Social Emotional Learning
With the need to support student's social and emotional well-being becoming more important than ever, it's essential that your library have a robust assortment of SEL books in its collection. Join publishing insiders from Jump! Library, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, and Swank Motion Pictur...
03/01/2022
This might be a bit of "old" news, but I am proud to be a part of this start up and the work we do. So I'm going to share it again!
Fort Mill startup Aperture Education plots next steps amid growth in social, emotional learning field
A local company is investing more research-and-development capabilities into an online tool focused on students' emotional health.
02/02/2022
The seven "selves" to consider when thinking about your own emotional intelligence.
The Seven Selves: Your Roadmap to Improving Emotional Intelligence
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. High performers typically have good emotional intelligence (EQ) — research proves that.
01/31/2022
9 social-emotional learning strategies to use in the new year
Following the 2020-2021 school year, educators can look back with pride–and exhaustion–on all we have learned. We have learned to teach in brand new modalities like remote and hybrid le…