| By: Committee for Children Communication is Key in Preventing Child Sexual Abuse http://www.first5la.org/index.php?r=site/article&id=3381Read More
| By: Committee for Children Points of Light Civic Accelerator Invests $50,000 Each in Two Startups in 5th Class http://www.pointsoflight.org/press-releases/points-light-civic-accelerator-invests-50000-each-two-startups-5th-classRead More
| By: Committee for Children The Principal’s Role As I’ve gone through my principal internship these last few weeks, I continue to think about the important role of social-emotional learning. I think in everything we do and everything we communicate as educators we must make sure we are thinking of all kids and their “whole” selves, not just their academic growth.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Integrating Social-Emotional Strategies in Content Areas: Third Part – Science! Science is a great subject to integrate with social-emotional skills. Like in other subjects, feelings and emotions are alive and well in the area of science.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Our Work at the Local Level: Massachusetts This was an important summer for the kids of Massachusetts. In August, Governor Deval Patrick made history as he signed Safe and Supportive Schools provisions into law. With the enactment of these provisions, Massachusetts becomes a national leader in supporting schools and districts to create the whole-school safe and supportive…Read More
| By: Committee for Children Our Work in Federal Policy Committee for Children took a much more active role in federal policy this year, and we plan to continue our work in this area in the years ahead. One of our key legislative victories this year was the inclusion of social- emotional learning as an identified area of focus for federal education research. Our Executive Director, Joan Duffell, wrote a letter to Congressional leaders in support of this provision, and we were pleased when the language was…Read More
| By: Committee for Children Renton schools taking a new look at bullying prevention https://mail.cfchildren.org/OWA/redir.aspx?C=U5r6BaWv5U-YZR10QSmIbmo_zcMk4dEI29y0h8-gzlixFmIz39uQ4hoxlSidbNfa2OqvdZ5m8FY.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rentonreporter.com%2fnews%2f284037171.htmlRead More
| By: Committee for Children Coping with Life’s Challenges Coping with the demands of everyday life can sometimes be difficult. I am reminded of that when I think about the experiences of my friends and colleagues just in the past month: death of a loved one, loss of a job, car problems, job interview, illness, selling a house, and a divorce. Such challenges can be especially trying without healthy coping mechanisms. Virginia Satir once communicated this when she said, “Problems are not the problem. Coping is the problem.”Read More
| By: Committee for Children Teen girls combat bullying on World Kindness Day http://sammamishreview.com/2014/11/25/teen-girls-combat-bullying-on-world-kindness-dayRead More