| By: Committee for Children Research and Evidence: The Second Step® Difference Committee for Children has long been at the forefront of research, evidence, and continuous improvement in the field of social-emotional learning. Read More
| By: Tia Kim, PhD Getting Back to Basics to Meet Your Baseline Needs and Build Resilience Our first Winter Well-Being video this year is all about how to meet your foundational needs in order to support your overall health and well-being. In this blog, I’ll dig a little deeper into the research behind the advice Dr. Cailin Currie and I provided in the video.Read More
| By: Cailin Currie, PhD Introducing Winter Well-Being for Educators Each winter, the researchers here at Committee for Children put together a series of tips and practices that can help adults support their social and emotional well-being. This year, our focus is on supporting educators.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Celebrating Global Diversity Awareness Month with Emily Holthaus In honor of Global Diversity Awareness Month, we chatted with chief diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer Emily Holthaus about the importance of diversity in creating a just and peaceful world.Read More
| By: Tia Kim, PhD Why Solidarity Is Key in Bullying Prevention In this blog, learn more from Committee for Children VP of Education, Research, and Impact Dr. Tia Kim about how bullying affects children’s well-being, and why solidarity is a fundamental aspect of prevention.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Helping Educators Rebuild and Reconnect with SEL for Adults: An Interview with Grant Elementary School We sat down with Sierra Marsh, a school social worker who was part of the Leader Team that implemented Second Step® SEL for Adults at Grant Elementary, to talk about her experience using the program and how she saw it change the staff culture.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Kids’ Orchestra: Where Social-Emotional Learning and Music Education Harmonize Kids’ Orchestra is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based after-school program with a mission to build a community of creative, confident, and socially engaged students through music education. We sat down with Education Director Sam Trevathan and Program Manager Blakelynn Prettalt to talk about their experience incorporating Second Step® Out-of-School Time into their program.Read More
| By: Committee for Children How Can Mindfulness Benefit Students? This fall, the Second Step® Elementary digital program will be updated to include optional access to a library of mindfulness sessions. We sat down with Dr. Cailin Currie, a developmental psychologist and senior research scientist at Committee for Children, to talk about this new resource and its potential classroom benefits.Read More
| By: Katherine Seibel What’s Going Right for Kids’ Well-Being When a Lot Feels Wrong It can be easy to feel discouraged about the state of youth mental health in the US. Families and educators share concerns about youth mental health, and agree that additional support is needed for students. Federal and state lawmakers are responding to support young people.Read More
| By: Committee for Children What’s New and Coming Soon with Second Step® Programs: An Update from Director of Programs Rachel Kamb At Committee for Children, educators are trusted partners in growing and improving our Second Step family of social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. We sat down with Director of Programs Rachel Kamb, whose role focuses on how our programs can help meet educators’ needs, to talk about this year’s updates and coming changes.Read More