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How to Help Children Pursue Noble Goals
How can you encourage a child to pursue noble goals? Josh Freedman and May Duong discuss the importance of taking kids’ ideas seriously, and not being afraid to ask young kids what they want to contribute to the world.
Posted February 15, 2018 by in Family
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Tips for Dealing with Children’s Anger
Many parents struggle with children’s anger, more so than joy or sadness. So how can we transform the emotions of anger into a force for good?
Posted February 9, 2018 by in Family
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Engaging Emotions as Parents
Children’s emotions often interrupt us or slow us down, so our first instinct is often to brush them off – but is there a better way? Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss this important topic for parents.
Posted February 1, 2018 by in Family
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Using the Engage, Activate, Reflect Process in Parenting
Six Seconds Consultant May Duong talks about how she used the EAR process to deal with her 5-year-old son when he is really riled up- and the secret started with really engaging his curiosity.
Posted January 26, 2018 by in Family
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How We Read Each Other’s Minds
Cognitive neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe talks about the uniquely human ability to think about other people’s thoughts, and when kids develop certain abilities during this brain regions’ long process of developing. This is the neurological basis of empathy, taking another’s perspective.
Posted January 26, 2018 by in Life
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A Growth Mindset with Sesame Street
Pop star Bruno Mars sings about having a growth mindset with the cast from Sesame Street. A fun, catchy song with a good message for kids.
Posted January 19, 2018 by in Family
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What Role Do Emotions Play in Learning?
In this video from Edutopia, Dr. Maurice Elias, Director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab, discusses the vital role that emotions play in learning.
Posted January 3, 2018 by in Education
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Want Kids to Learn Well? Feed Them Well
In this TED talk, world renowned chef Sam Kass discusses the relationship between healthy, nutritious food and doing well in school. Considering what we know about the role of emotions in learning, the importance of healthy, nutritious food on kids’ brains makes a lot of sense.
Posted January 3, 2018 by in Education
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EQ and Parenting
EQ Practitioner Eldon Pascoe discusses diversity in families, and how he had to use entirely different strategies for his 3 children – even though that was a hard lesson to learn.
Posted November 30, 2017 by in Family
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Teaching Children Gratitude and Purpose
How do we help children find happiness through gratitude and a connection to purpose? Jenny Wiley and Josh freedman discuss ways that parents can model and teach gratitude to children.
Posted November 22, 2017 by in Family , Life
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2017 Benchmarks for SEL Implementation
To effectively implement social emotional learning, and teach the essential skills of emotional intelligence, Six Seconds has identified the best practices. Here are the benchmarks for SEL implementation in 2017.
Posted November 16, 2017 by in Education
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Introduction to Social Emotional Learning
What are the ingredients for a great place to learn? These slides are all about how SEL is a vital component of children’s education. Includes benchmarks for SEL and links to research on the benefits of social and emotional learning.
Posted November 16, 2017 by in Education
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