349 results for 'my day is ruined'

Teaching Kids to Be Happy with Who They Are (Post)

Peruse the self-help section of any bookstore and you’ll find dozens of books about self-acceptance. Self-acceptance, or being happy with you are, is an essential component of overall happiness. In ...

Teaching Kids How to Be a Great Friend and Have Great Friends (Post)

“In order to get a friend, you have to be a friend. Be ready to be a friend.” This insightful quote from Maya Angelou highlights a valuable truism: The first step to having meaningful and ...

A Matrix for Measuring Success (Post)

The Success Nebulous  I am always fascinated by the different ways families define and measure success. Just like the words bat and well, success can carry multiple meanings. For some, it might ...

Different Boats - Same Storm (Post)

Lately I’ve heard the phrase, “We’re all in the same boat.” In some ways it seems to be true. We are all going through experiences due to the coronavirus. We are connected. Th ...

On Language and Unconditional Positive Regard (Post)

“I’m bad.” We’ve all heard it. A child has been told they’re “bad” to the point that they’ve integrated it into their sense of identity. “Bad&rdq ...

Big Emotions and the Back-to-School Shift (Post)

Back-to-school season can stir up a lot of emotions for kids, especially for Generation Alpha. These are the first kids to grow up fully in the digital age. Their brains are constantly absorbing info ...

Back to School Pressures: Five Ways We're Stressing Out Our Kids (Plus five ways to help kids manage stress as they return to school) (Post)

We all want our children to be happy. And let’s face it, shouldn’t they be? After all, children don’t have jobs or bills to pay. We adults often wish we could go back to being a kid and not have to d ...

Social and Emotional Learning: Beyond Feelings (Post)

If you are in the field of Education, there’s no doubt you have heard the term Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). As a social scientist who has always been fascinated with people, cultures an ...

The Case for Thinking Like a Child (Post)

Working in the school system, I often hear children being asked, “Don’t you know any better?” or “Why didn’t you make a better choice?” These questions are usually ...

6 Books to Help Kids Navigate Friendship Fallouts (Post)

Friendship can be tough. These books help kids handle it. Written by school counselors and packed with vibrant illustrations, this collection inspires students, supports social‑emotional learning, ...

KEEPERS: Seven Tips for Strengthening Relationships with Students (Post)

When it comes to any type of counseling, the strength of the therapeutic relationship is the number one factor that contributes to positive counseling outcomes. Without establishing rapport and a sol ...

Five Ways to Inspire (not Impose) Kindness (Post)

When children are young, we teach by showing. We show them what money looks like when we count it. We take more abstract concepts, like addition and subtraction, and physically show them how it ...