“Not now, honey, I have work to do. You want what? Fine, whatever. As long as it won’t make too much of a mess. Huh? No, sweetie, I...

“Out tonight sweetheart? How can we? The twins have their project due on Monday; my report has to be ready by Tuesday; the laundry’s...

“I keep hoping that this is the one. No, he still doesn’t talk that much. But he’ll open up. Sure, he’s not that interested in doing...

"Sure I remember our lunch plans. 1:00 right? Well, I guess I can make it for 12:00 if I change my doctor’s appointment. You want to...

“I started my morning behind some idiot going 25 in a 35. Followed in quick succession by my boss putting yet one more thing on my plate....

The ultimate goal of our social-emotional teaching has been to empower students’ socially-emotionally intelligent choices. This can be...

This blog will examine the next steps in building social intelligence. We will address ways to build on students’ awareness of others’...

This week, we will continue to focus on the competency of Self-Management. Earlier blogs have offered help with this through the...

Social-emotional learning can be woven into the day through enjoyable activities which reinforce knowledge and skills. We can help...

We have learned how to give our students the knowledge and tools with which to make the most socially-emotionally intelligent choices...

We may be able to give students the knowledge and tools with which to make the best socially-emotionally intelligent choices possible. ...

As discussed in my earlier blogs, students begin to build increased social-emotional wisdom by first understanding that they are always...

I know that this may come as a shock, but things don’t always go the way we would like them to go! When this happens, we may react with a...

The majority of children in our country feel good about themselves; manage their emotions well; communicate clearly without whining, and...