Bilingual children are likely to be more empathetic, better communicators

The Independent - Evan Bartlett "Children who are exposed to [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Communication, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why playing at home is the best method for improving your child’s grades at school

Allvoices - Perl Watson "The first thing that most parents [...]

May 29th, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Emotional Literacy, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Should Student Success Include Happiness?

The Huffington Post - Vicki Zakrzewski, Ph.D. & Peter Brunn, [...]

May 28th, 2015|Categories: College and Career Readiness, Common Core Standards, Education, Emotional Literacy, Global Competence, Jobs, School, Skills, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Teacher|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Parents Shouldn’t Ignore Their Kids’ Behavioral Issues

Live Science - Agata Blaszczak-Boxe "Parents who are concerned about [...]

May 24th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Family, Health, Learning, Mental Health, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review - Marc Brackett, Diana Divecha & Robin [...]

May 22nd, 2015|Categories: Education, Emotional Literacy, Global Economy, Motivation, Non-Cognitive Skills, Perseverance, Self-discipline, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Stress, Teens, United States (U.S.), Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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Emotional intelligence is no accident

Deseret News - Lois M. Collins "Kids in schools teaching [...]

May 21st, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Children, Emotional Literacy, Parenting, Parents, Self-discipline, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)|Tags: Education, School|

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Moran: How to help your child’s mental health

The Auburn Pub - Katie Moran "May is Children’s Mental [...]

May 16th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Health, Learning, Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bilingual Kids May Become Better Communicators; How Exposure To New Languages Builds New Perspectives

Medical Daily - Anthony Rivas "“Children are really good at [...]

May 13th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Communication, Emotional Literacy, Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Children ‘more likely to confide in pets than siblings’

BBC - Sean Coughlan "Children who are facing adversity, such [...]

May 10th, 2015|Categories: Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, England, Learning, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Being bullied worse than neglect and abuse,’ study says

The Telegraph - Javier Espinoza " Being bullied as a [...]

April 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Bullying, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Parenting, Parents, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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