6 Tips to Increase Your Child's Social Emotional Skills

This week is Social Emotional Learning Week and schools across the country are implementing activities to help foster these crucial skills in their students. Of course, children go to school to develop academic skills, such as reading, writing, and math, but what about their social and emotional skills? There is a huge movement right now encouraging educators to implement social and emotional learning activities in their curriculum, but this is also something you can help support at home, too!

Parent Resources, Child DevelopmentMacy GilsonMarch 23, 2021empathy, social emotional skills, mindfulness, positive self talk, journaling prompts, freebie, free activities, journaling prompts for kids, diversity, emotional regulationComment

Letters From My Heart | A Socioemotional Activity for Kids

The #coronavirus has brought so much uncertainty into the world for all of us. Many of us haven’t given much thought to our children’s feelings in all of this, and I think it’s so important for us to recognize and validate their emotions, as well. Most children thrive on routine and missing out on school, extracurricular activities and time with friends can affect our children in big ways.