Time To Put an Ice Pack on the Fever for Social and Emotional Learning
Is there too much of a focus on social emotional learning in school and not enough on math and science?
High screen use among children can lower emotion understanding
Increased amounts of screen time can negatively impact children's ability to understand the emotions of others
Why Intentionally Building Empathy Is More Important Now Than Ever
Empathy is eroding, says Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki. The average American in 2009 was 30 percent less empathetic than their counterpart thirty years before. But there are ways to strengthen our empathy despite deep divisions in the world today.
10 Books For Parents Who Want To Raise Kind Kids
These parenting books emphasize emotional intelligence, empathy and respect for others and will help parents to raise kind children
Tips for managing distress in children following traumatic events
How parents can help their children navigate through traumatic events
What’s an Emotion Scientist? Inside the New Concept Shaping Social-Emotional Learning
Educators are learning how to cultivate ‘emotion scientists’ in their classrooms. Here’s what that means
For kids to get the most out of summer, they need to do this (hint: it’s not playing)
Teachers talk about brain drain and the skills lost over summer. Neglected, though, is a look at all the opportunities to help others and build character and self-esteem by being charitable and caring.
Kindergarten behavior predicts adult earning power
New research draws a direct link between kids’ attentiveness, aggression and friendliness in kindergarten and their adult income
Most Educators Assess Their Students’ Social-Emotional Learning, but Few See the Whole Picture. Here’s What They’re Missing
It’s easy to tell whether students can add or subtract. A lot harder to measure how good they are at taking someone else’s perspective. Here’s why educators should try anyway
Kindness Vs. Cruelty: Helping Kids Hear The Better Angels Of Their Nature
How parents can help their children to practice kindness and empathy