| By: Committee for Children Timeline of Second Step Skills A fun, creative reflection activity for the end of the school year. Can be adapted for Second Step students in Kindergarten through Grade 8. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Beyond Book Learning: Chicago Schools Teach Social-Emotional Skills http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-1005-teens-social-skills-20101004,0,2320275,full.storyRead More
| By: Committee for Children Kansas Schools Participate in Bullying Prevention Training Fifteen Kansas schools will teach the Steps to Respect program as part of a bullying prevention initiative offered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment during the 2010-2011 academic year. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Bullying Meets Its Match September 14, 2010 SEATTLE—A University of Washington study has confirmed what thousands of schools across the country have already discovered: The Steps to Respect program is an effective tool to prevent bullying. Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial of Steps to Respect: A…Read More
| By: Committee for Children No Easy Apology The best way for students to effectively use skills in their daily lives is for them to practice. But, as any teacher knows, this is easier said than done.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Kindergarten Teachers ROCK! I called her by her pet name, Baby Girl, and was reprimanded: “Auntie Teryl, I am not a baby. I’m going into kindergarten!” Wait, what?!Read More
| By: Committee for Children Response to NYT Op-Ed “There’s Only One Way to Stop a Bully” In their op-ed about preventing bullying in schools, Susan Engel and Marlene Sandstrom successfully make the important point that schools need to take a comprehensive approach to bullying prevention and student safety.Read More
| By: Committee for Children There’s Only One Way to Stop a Bully This week's blog post is a reprint of a New York Times Op-Ed by Susan Engel and Marlene Sandstrom.Read More
| By: Committee for Children What’s On My Face? What about power differences among adults? What about adult bullying?Read More
| By: Committee for Children “There Is No Way To Peace; Peace Is The Way.” These words from A. J. Muste have stayed with me since I first heard them in the mid-1960s.Read More