| By: Matt Pearsall 3 Practical Strategies that Teachers, Counselors, and Staff Can Use to Prevent Adolescent Bullying Addressing bullying is a difficult task for any educator, but it’s particularly challenging for those of us who work with adolescents.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Let’s Talk SEL: Parents, This Is for You! Social-emotional skills pave the way for positive life experiences by giving kids the strategies they need to manage strong emotions, navigating relationships, learn how to work effectively with others, solve difficult problems, and make responsible decisions.Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya How Social-Emotional Skills Are Helping My Family Adapt to Our New Country Were my children thrilled when we informed them we were moving to Costa Rica with only six months notice? The answer: Both no and yes. My 11-year-old son said it sounded cool, but my 13-year-old daughter began acting like we were sabotaging her veRead More
| 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: 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: Kim Gulbrandson Educators, Here Are 6 Ways You Can Encourage Parents to Visit ParenTeenConnect.org Have parents ever approached you about challenges with their teens? Have you seen the look of exhaustion on their faces? Maybe you’ve had one or more of those moments with your own teen. Do you remember feeling at a loss for what to say or do, oRead More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson 4 Common Parent-Teen Challenges and How Educators Can Help Are you an educator or community member who works with teens? Has a parent ever asked you for resources or ideas to help navigate challenges with his or her teen? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, then Read More