Just as important as helping kids learn to hear what their body is telling them is helping them hear their inner voice – the voice of heart, of our inner wisdom, of the essence of who we are and who we are becoming. In fact, through all my years of teaching Yoga...
Learning to lead and follow are important life skills. Learning to balance leading and following are essential in relationships. (Who hasn’t known a person who negatively affects relationships because of their need to always be in charge or someone so passive, they...
When a child’s emotions get big, our own emotions can swell up, too. Our stress response kicks in, overriding our own “upstairs brain” – the logical, controlling part. When a child is upset, they rely on a parent or other caregiving adult to guide them through the...
In our work with teachers and counselors around the United States, we’re in a unique position to see what trends and common issues face schools. One particularly strong trend through recent years has been an emphasis on social and emotional learning (SEL) to...
One afternoon in my counseling office, I was working with two boys. I told them if they played quietly while I spoke with their mother, they would each be able to choose something from the treasure box at the end of the session. They were terrific. So, as promised, I...
There are those who think bringing social-emotional learning into the classroom is some sort of fad. Not so, asserts a national commission report from the Aspen Institute. “The promotion of social, emotional, and academic learning…is the substance of education...
