Learning to regulate our emotional responses, especially during times of stress, can be difficult. Most children have some natural ways of self-regulating, but may also need to learn appropriate ways to respond when experiencing anxiety. Calming strategies can help a …
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While you can’t always know what your child is thinking, chances are he is both excited and nervous about starting school. Think back to your own thoughts and feelings when you started school for the first time. Here is a …
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Parenting a child is perhaps one of the most challenging tasks we will face during our lifetime. Whether we consider it a job, art, or craft there are few experiences in life that prepare us for the many ups and …
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Bullying can occur in any environment and is defined as exposure repeatedly and over time to intentional negative actions on the part of one or more people. It happens, on average, every seven minutes on elementary school playgrounds. It most …
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Developing a partnership with the family is very important when we share in the care of their child. We communicate with parents on a daily basis. We often talk about their child’s achievements, friends, or the things he particularly enjoys …
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Setting the stage for learning and teaching new skills to help children reach a goal or be more independent in a task may seem challenging, however thinking in small steps and short-term can help. Let’s take a look at how …
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Personal stories can be a helpful tool to build resilience and self-regulation skills. With the help from an adult, children review these stories ahead of time to prepare them for new events, changes to their usual routine or to help …
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When bullying does occur in your classroom, there are a variety of strategies that should be included in your program, such as: Break the pattern. Have the child who bullies admit the behaviour, apologize and atone for the action. Help …
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Self-esteem is defined as feelings of self-worth, self-confidence and self-respect. Children with low self-esteem often can feel powerless, lonely, resentful, defensive and easily frustrated. These feelings can lead to aggressive, teasing and bullying behaviour. Children with high self-esteem are proud …
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Identifying, understanding and responding to the emotions of others are very important social skills for all of us to have. These skills help us to understand and develop relationships with other people. When we know that someone we care about …
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