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Concrete Tips to Boost Student Social Emotional Skills
SEL is a hot topic in education today — from young children all the way through adolescents. But just adding the phrase to your curriculum book doesn't do much.
How Social-Emotional Assessments Can Support Your Students
As time goes on, we're continuing to learn about the importance of strong social and emotional skills for children.
Common Childhood Mental Health Disorders
Children can develop the same mental health conditions as adults, but their symptoms may be different.
Back to Basics: Physical Wellbeing
Seeing that your child has nutritious food, enough exercise, and regular medical care gives them a good start in life and lowers the chances that they will develop health problems later on.
How to Talk to Kids about War and Global Conflict
We can gain awareness, share accurate information, set news consumption limits, check-in with family and friends, and extend a helping hand however we can.
Talking to Kids About Climate Change
The threats of climate change can be upsetting to children. Here’s how to ease their fears with empowering solutions.
Turning Small Talk Into Skill Building — How HeyKiddo Boosts Self-Esteem, Mindset, Resiliency, and More
We set out to discover what it is that parents and teachers need to help students build healthy social, emotional, leadership, and coping skills. Our answer? They need the right words to evoke powerful conversations.
Four Tips to Include Big Feelings in Everyday Conversation
Big feelings are hard for parents and kids alike. How can you teach your children to handle them in a healthy way? We recommend starting with openness and honesty. We also think it’s beneficial to name emotions, ask questions, and showcase coping skills of your own.
How to Identify Different Kinds of Bullying
Talking about bullying with your child never feels good, but it's important to keep lines of communication open.
Understanding Childhood Mental Health
Mental health is important to overall health at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Talking to Kids About Gun Violence and School Shootings
Many parents we have spoken to this week have echoed these thoughts and sentiments, so we have provided some tips for discussing and coping with this unbelievable tragedy.
Connecting with LGBTQIA+ Communities
We live in an age where there is rapid and constant change in levels of respect, advocacy, and understanding regarding the expression of gender and sexual identities.
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