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Practical advice and inspiration for teaching social-emotional skills in the classroom and at home. Empowering students to build grit, resolve conflicts, and thrive.
Stop–Think–Choose: A Simple Impulse Control Strategy for Elementary Students
Have you ever watched a student react to a situation almost before they had time ...
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Better Behavior Plans: A Guide for School Counselors
I once was counseling the parents of a child who didn’t want to come to ...
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Healthy Friendships: Boundaries Every Child Should Know
Children sometimes think being a good friend means always saying yes, always playing together, or ...
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Friendship Problems? 7 Skills Kids Need to Solve Conflicts
“I don’t want to be his friend anymore!” School counselors hear this statement regularly. Friendship ...
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How to Make Friends: 3 Simple Skills Every Child Needs
For some children, making friends seems easy. For others, walking up to another child and ...
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Everyone Belongs: 10 Ways Kids Can Be a Belonging Builder
A child can be surrounded by classmates and still feel completely alone. Creating a sense ...
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The Friendship Formula: 7 Qualities of a Great Friend
Every child wants to have friends, but children aren’t automatically born knowing how to be ...
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Creating a Culture of Creativity at School
Teaching creative thinking shouldn’t be limited to one counseling lesson. Schools can create an environment ...
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Teaching Kids to Think Creatively: 7 Strategies for Elementary School Counselors
Fortunately, creative thinking is not a skill reserved for naturally artistic or imaginative children. It ...
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