| By: Committee for Children Welcome to Parachute—Real Parenting for the Real World We all know parenting young children can be a challenge, but we don’t always realize that it’s a challenge for everyone. We have a solution. Introducing Parachute.… 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
| By: Committee for Children Teaching the Second Step Middle School Program? Check Out These New Features for Fall We’re happy to share that updates and improvements have been made to the Second Step Middle School Program. If you currently teach the program, here are some of the changes you can look forward to in the fall.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Back-to-School Basics for Second Step® It’s not just students who need help transitioning from summer to the new school year. We’ve summed up years of aggregated wisdom into three bits of advice.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson What’s New with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in 2018 Not long ago, SEL was widely unfamiliar and people would ask what it is and how to focus on it. Now, people are asking how to integrate it. Learn more.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children New Look, Same Mission For 40 years, our nonprofit has been a trailblazer in the field of social-emotional learning (SEL), remaining faithful to our mission. See what’s new!… Read More