| By: Committee for Children Back-to-School Resources for Parents (Plus a Reminder) As kids head back to school, Second Step resources for both schools and families make it easier for all the adults in a community to help our children be happy, healthy, and productive.Read More
| By: Kelly Doscher Summer Reading List: SEL In and Out of The School Year Social-emotional learning is important year-round. Get some good summer reading in, either together or on your own, with these titles for families, students, and educators that we’ve curated from our Second Step Suite. Read More
| By: Barry Landry Ways to Stay Cool While You’re Out of School All year long, we anticipate the moment when school ends and summer begins. But once that final school bell rings, how will you plan for and manage all this extra summer time? We’ve got some ideas to help students stay safe and sane this summer Read More
| By: Committee for Children Resources to Help Kids Cope with Scary Situations In response to the May 18 school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, we’ve compiled a list of resources for educators, parents, and others who work with kids to assist with and help navigate tough conversations about gun violence, staying safe, and helping each other heal and recover. Read More
| By: Committee for Children How the Second Step Program Got Its Name People always ask us, “Why do you call your program Second Step?” The answer lies in our organization’s history. Our social-emotional learning curriculum, Second Step, is a product of nearly forty years of experience and dedication. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Together, We Create a Better Tomorrow with Social-Emotional Development Social-emotional learning (SEL) is officially on the rise, with growing national awareness and multiple school, behavior, and educational benefits being realized. And we’re keeping up by evolving our flagship Second Step curriculum, harnessing new research, new input from educators who understand the importance of educating the whole child, and new technology to benefit you and the students you serve. Read More
| By: Committee for Children SEL Passport Challenge Students work hard to master their social-emotional skills. Help them stay in practice when they’re outside the classroom with this easy-to-make SEL Passport. Parents and teachers can help kids apply their skills with this handy reminder of how to use kind, respectful, prosocial behavior in any situation, in or out of school.Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier The Growing Link Between SEL and Employability Skills Social-emotional skills have become a necessity in the 21st-century workplace. See how Committee for Children is working to connect employers and educators to raise SEL as a part of workforce preparedness. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Books to Help Parents Talk About and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse Research suggests that talking about child sexual abuse helps keep kids safe. We’ve curated this list of books that can help families talk about child safety, children recovering from trauma, and adults supporting children recovering from trauma. Check out our list and the other resources we offer for these important conversations. Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Advocating for Child Safety for Nearly Forty Years Since our inception nearly forty years ago, we at Committee for Children have stood for the principle that the best way to address child sexual abuse is to prevent it from happening in the first place. We’re continuously looking for ways to advocate for law and policy that prioritize evidence-informed prevention strategies to ensure our children are kept safe—and there are some recent key and ongoing actions we’ve been working on. Read More