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More practical, evidence-informed guidance for the real emotional and social situations children face.
Decision-Making Skills for Kids: A Simple Process for Real Choices
A practical, evidence-informed guide to decision-making skills for kids, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
How to Run an Elementary SEL Small Group With Clear Goals
A practical guide to runing an elementary SEL small group with clear goals, with realistic steps, language adults can use, and ways to judge whether the plan is helping.
Five Emotion Coaching Steps for Big Feelings
Use a clear five-step emotion-coaching sequence to notice feelings, connect, name the emotion, hold limits and help a child choose the next response.
Emotional Regulation Is Not the Same as Compliance
A practical, evidence-informed guide to emotional regulation is not the same as compliance, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Fear Ladders for Kids: How to Plan Gradual Brave Steps
A practical, evidence-informed guide to fear ladders for kids, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Feelings Vocabulary by Age: What Children Can Learn From 4 to 12
A practical, evidence-informed guide to feelings vocabulary by age, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Friendship Skills for Kids: What Adults Can Teach Explicitly
A practical, evidence-informed guide to friendship skills for kids, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Frustration Tolerance in Children: How to Build It Without “Toughening Them Up”
A practical, evidence-informed guide to frustration tolerance in children, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Growth Mindset for Kids Without Praising Effort That Is Not Working
A practical, evidence-informed guide to growth mindset for kids without praising effort that is not working, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Helpful Self-Talk for Kids: Realistic Phrases That Do Not Feel Fake
A practical, evidence-informed guide to helpful self-talk for kids, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Helping Children Handle Rejection Without Blaming Themselves
A practical, evidence-informed guide to helping children handle rejection without blaming themselves, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.
Transitions and Big Reactions: Helping Children Shift Between Activities
A practical, evidence-informed guide to transitions and big reactions, with concrete examples, accessible next steps, and clear limits on what the guidance can establish.