Social Emotional Learning for Littles

Social Emotional Learning for Littles

Three of my favorite tools for parents of littles when teaching social emotional learning skills are modeling, reading. and encouraging. All three are easy to wrap into the daily routine for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age children. Within the context of modeling, reading, and encouraging, identify the emotions to help your child put a name to…

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Social Emotional Learning

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Social emotional learning (SEL) is an essential aspect of development for all ages. Being able to express, control, and re-direct emotions, predicts later academic and social success. Children need time, maturity, instruction, and practice to manage emotional responses and self-regulate. Playtime is the training ground for social emotional learning for littles. When playing, children have…

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Social Emotional Learning

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Getting along with others requires an ongoing skill set. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a process of developing and applying skills to self-regulate emotions, empathize with others, set and attain goals, form and retain friendships, and make responsible decisions. Learning to self-regulate is a skill for life. As parents and teachers, we can promote social…

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12 Tips to Stop Kids from Biting

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Bites hurt! These 12 tips will help stop your little one from chomping down on others. Baby teeth may be small, but a young child who’s biting needs to learn quickly it’s not okay. Little kids bite for a variety of reasons. They’re overtired, teething, needing attention, or feeling out of control. Young children have a…

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Dealing with Anger and Anxiety

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There’s no doubt COVID-19 has rocked our world and stress is running high. Dealing with anxiety is hard. Routines have changed. Most of us are homebound. Many are disappointed, anxious, frustrated or downright scared. The stress can become too much. And when we’re anxious for any reason, we tend to take out our frustrations on…

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