Five year old Isabelle came home from school one day crying her eyes out. Apparently two little girls in her kindergarten class told her she couldn’t sit with them at lunch. This of course hurt her feelings and made her very upset. Unfortunately, stories like Isabelle’s aren’t uncommon. Kids being unkind to one another is a…
Self-esteem is a way of thinking and feeling about yourself. When kids feel good about themselves, they are more likely to experience success in school and in social interactions with peers. Having a healthy self-esteem has many positive benefits. Kids who love who they are, tend to see themselves in a positive light and believe in…
Recently I came across Reading Confetti’s Christmas Alphabet Sticker Tree: Learning Letters and my daughter LOVED the activity. Since I’m always looking for fun ways to teach her social emotional skills, I decided to modify the activity a bit to teach her about feelings recognition. It also turned into a great activity to get her…
I’m always on the hunt for fun and engaging ways to teach kids about their feelings. Children experience a wide range of emotions on a daily basis. They are better able to manage their emotions when they can name and express what they are feeling. The activities and worksheets in this resource are designed to…
This article first appeared on This Old Mom. These days we are bombarded with stories of kids bullying each other and doing unkind things to one another. Then someone like Cody Pines comes along and reminds us that there is still hope for our children. Cody Pines, a teen from Huntington Beach High School in…
When children come into the world, they are immediately bombarded with stereotypes and biases about gender roles. Society, the media, and parents all play a role in conveying to children what it means to be a boy and what it means to be a girl. For example, we dress little girls in pink and frills…
Bullying in schools is currently a national epidemic. Research findings suggest that 19 percent of U.S. elementary students are bullied, and each day 160,000 kids stay home from school because they fear being bullied. It’s no wonder parents are concerned! Every day parents send their kids off to school there’s a possibility they will be…
“Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” ~ Deborah Day How often do you feel drained and find yourself wishing for more hours in the day? You know you need a break and promise that as soon as…
He said he’s not gonna be my friend She won’t let me watch the T.V. He took my book She’s sitting in my seat I could go on and on with the number of complaints I hear on a daily basis from my children. They could be playing together nicely one minute and then the…
April is Autism Awareness Month and this year I wanted to focus on helping kids in elementary school develop an understanding of autism and also how they can be a friend to someone with autism. Thirty years ago when I was in elementary school, autism was not something people discussed. If they had, then my…