| 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: Kelly Doscher The Power to Create a Positive School Climate Research shows that feeling unsafe at school affects students’ ability to learn, focus, and take academic risks. Our research-based bullying prevention curriculum reflects our nearly forty-year commitment to fostering the safety and well-being of children.… 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: Kumar Mehta US Businesses Will Suffer If We Don’t Invest in Social-Emotional Learning The American economy is only as strong as its workforce. As a longtime CEO, I’ve always looked to hire talented, enthusiastic people who bring diverse perspectives and fresh energy to our organization. But throughout my career, I’ve seen brigh… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson The Place of Explicit Social-Emotional Skills Instruction The decisions on how to support the development of social-emotional attitudes, skills, and behaviors reside with those who make the determinations about which SEL practices to adopt.… 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 ve… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Four Tips for Aligning and Integrating Social-Emotional Learning Calling all teachers, administrators, school social workers, school psychologists, guidance counselors, specialists, and assistants! Are you functioning in burnout mode? Do you feel like you’re working too hard and doing too many things t… Read More
| By: Barry Landry Introducing Polly Stansell as VP of Product The newest member of our leadership team, Polly handles strategic product vision and guides product delivery and execution through its full delivery cycle.… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Social-Emotional Learning Gains Attention on the Federal Level Now more than ever, the US federal government is paying attention to the educational use and benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL), and Committee for Children is doing its part to make sure SEL is included in relevant federal-level conversations and legislation.… Read 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