| By: Melissa Benaroya Teaching Civility During Divisive Times Can skills like empathy, problem solving, and perspective taking help nurture civility in our children? CFC's parenting expert Melissa Benaroya believes so. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Welcoming a New Neighbor—Activity Age 3-5—In this game adapted from the Second Step: Social-Emotional Skills for Early Learning Program, you can help your child practice the skill of welcoming someone new.Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya New Year, ReNEWed Focus on Social-Emotional Learning at Home The new year is the perfect time to set some goals for enhancing your child's social-emotional learning skills. Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Holiday Stress Buster Can social-emotional learning help combat holiday stress? Absolutely! Check out Melissa Benaroya's blog all about it. Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Teaching Empathy, Respect, and Compassion over the Holidays CFC blogger Melissa Benaroya has put together a great list of SEL-focused ideas to get families started with volunteering and giving opportunities this holiday season. Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude Is giving thanks something we can do on a daily basis with and around our children? Absolutely! CFC's parenting blogger Melissa Benaroya walks us through just how to do it. Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Safeguarding Kids from Cyber Bullying What can parents do to protect their children from cyberbullying? Read Melissa Benaroya's blog to find out. Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Cultivating Character Can character traits be cultivated through social-emotional learning? Melissa Benaroya walks us through specific ways to support and nurture the character traits you may want to see in your children. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Why Don’t Kids Report Bullying? There’s good evidence that young people often don’t report bullying to adults. Children are adept at hiding bullying-related behaviors and the unequal “shadow” power dynamics that can exist among them. Because of this secrecy, adults underestimate the seriousness and extent of bullying at their schools. Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Three Strategies for Managing Back-to-School Stressors Making the transition into back-to-school mode can be stressful for both parents and kids. Committee for Children blogger and Grow Parenting Family coach Melissa Benaroya shares her strategies for easing the angst. Read More