Learning about feelings helps buildCharacter, one of the5 C’sat the heart of the Begin Approach to helping kids thrive in school and life. Kids who have well-developed Character skills tend to be calmer and more emotionally resilient, do better in school, and have healthier relationships with...
While we teach our kids to be assertive, it is equally important that we teach themhow tocommunicate their anger, sadness, and needs in arespectfulmanner that will not leave the other person feeling afraid or disrespected. For example, instead of yelling at his sibling in anger when his priv...
kids can empathize with them by understanding where this person is coming from emotionally. The most important thing you can do as a parent or teacher for your child is to model healthy coping skills for handling difficult emotions like anger, sadness, disappointment, ...
Proactively talk to your child about the right and wrong way to behave. Learning how to react to not winning is a critical lesson in sportsmanship for children. Expressing emotions, whether it be anger or sadness, is healthy for children and should be supported. However, good sportsmanship must...
Check out these tips on teaching empathy to children from the authors of The Danish Way of Parenting.
After each student introduced him/herself the teacher led them into asking my daughter questions about her job. It was clear that Mr. G had spent a lot of time preparing these kids to ask relevant and syntactically and grammatically correct questions. He would interject, for example, if a ...
This is why I’m so passionate about teaching people mindful and meditation skills (for adults, teens and kids) so that they havethe tools to help them navigate life and realise and accept the whole, beautiful, loving, selfish, happy, sad, angry, joyful person they are. There are many ...
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When feelings of sadness, anger, fear, or frustration build up, kids can also become aggressive or anxious, which can lead to relationship difficulties. Helping your child identify their emotions For your child, the first step in learning how to manage their emotions is recognizing what they ...
Now, with most parents working to make ends meet, I believe they have an absolute right to expect more from their child's school. But because most kids are only in school for about 1,200 hours per year, it is unrealistic to expect schools to work miracles. So much has changed in ...