8 Ways to Teach Compassion to Kids

The Huffington Post - Signe Whitson "...experts agree that fostering [...]

July 11th, 2014|Categories: Bullying, Child Development, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Parenting, Parents, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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Why It’s Imperative to Teach Empathy to Boys

Mind/Shift - Gayle Allen and Deborah Farmer Kris "Too often [...]

July 4th, 2014|Categories: Boys, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Parenting, Playing, Skills, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)|Tags: Education, School|

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Fitness: Why Kids Love Taking Risks in Play [Video]

Liberty Voice - Nick Ng "Play and taking risks are [...]

July 2nd, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Children, Emotional Literacy, Fitness, Mental Health, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Social-Emotional Learning is a Must to Reduce Bullying

PsychCentral - Lisa Currie "For schools to be successful in [...]

July 2nd, 2014|Categories: Bullying, Child Development, Childhood Education, Emotional Literacy, Parenting, Parents, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)|Tags: Education, School|

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Giving Boys A Bigger Emotional Toolbox

NPR - Eric Westervelt "Is America's dominant "man up" ethos [...]

June 28th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Accountability, Boys, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The 8 Must Have Skills for the 21st Century Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - Med Kharbach "...the 8 [...]

June 25th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Communication, Digital Literacy, Emotional Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Global Citizenship, Jobs, Problem-solving, Skills, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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D.C. classrooms welcome babies in effort to teach empathy

The Washington Post - Emma Brown "The program, called Roots [...]

June 5th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Bullying, Child Development, Childhood Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Washington, D.C.|Tags: Education, School|

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Heavy web use harms a child’s mental health: Every hour raises risk, warns watchdog

The Telegraph - Daniel Martin "Overuse of the internet is [...]

May 25th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Internet, Learning, News, Online, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Emotions That Block Learning

Scholastic.com - Staff Writer "The fact that emotions trump reasoning [...]

May 16th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Emotional Literacy, Learning, Mental Health, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Music is Key to a Child’s Development

PR Newswire - Staff Writer "As parents seek to provide [...]

May 7th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Emotional Literacy, Music, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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