How To Build Rapport With Students: 30 Ways To Connect
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How To Build Rapport With Students: 30 Ways To Connect

Inside: Engaging activities to build rapport with kids and teens so that they can feel supported and like a valuable part of the school community After I finish writing my last note for the night, I turn off the lights, slip under the covers, and try desperately to fall asleep. Immediately I’m met with a…

The Best 10 Minute Fix Guaranteed To Get Kids To Practice Coping Skills
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The Best 10 Minute Fix Guaranteed To Get Kids To Practice Coping Skills

It was the third time this week *Mrs. Smith called to ask for help with *John. I could hear the stress and frustration in her voice and knew she was at her wits end. “Can you puh-lease meet with John?” My chest tightened and my heart started to race. I had just met with John…

Empower Kids to Stop Being Hard On Themselves With This Simple Technique
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Empower Kids to Stop Being Hard On Themselves With This Simple Technique

As we go about our daily routine, our inner voice is constantly interpreting our experiences and interactions with others. It’s that voice in your head that’s always commenting on your situation, coming up with ideas, and questioning your decisions. Psychologists call this inner voice your self-talk. Your self-talk is a mixture of your conscious thoughts…

4 Powerful Tips to Encourage Kids to Love Themselves and the Skin They’re In
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4 Powerful Tips to Encourage Kids to Love Themselves and the Skin They’re In

Developing a positive self-image can be an uphill battle for many children. This is especially true when they enter puberty. Adolescence is a time of self-exploration. It’s when kids get to explore who they want to be and how they want to show up in the world. The problem is that this self-exploration isn’t done…

Goal Setting: Helping Adolescents Reach Achievable Goals
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Goal Setting: Helping Adolescents Reach Achievable Goals

Adolescence is a challenging time for many children. Hormones are running wild and there’s intense pressure to fit in and belong. Their school work gets more challenging and much is expected from them because they are older. In addition to all this, adolescents are trying to figure out who they want to be. All of…

Executive Functioning: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
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Executive Functioning: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Cognitive skills are the core skills our brain uses to learn, think, read, and pay attention. These are skills children need to develop in order to succeed in school and eventually the work place. For the purposes of this website, we will be focusing on a particular set of cognitive skills. Namely, those related to…

Life Skills Checklists For Kids And Teens
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Life Skills Checklists For Kids And Teens

Is your child learning the life skills they need to become independent adults? Once you complete these life skills checklists you might be surprised!! We’ve all heard stories about kids going off to college never once doing a load of laundry or preparing a meal for themselves. I remember my freshman year of college living off take…