If you're looking to create safe relationships with students in the classroom, one easy way is to connect with them through shared, common interests. Our own Matthew Leahy, Ph.D., explains!

#Anxiety in children and teens is on the rise. Explore these five ways to foster self-esteem in kids: buff.ly/2HT1ERc

Shyness can be outgrown, but introversion is often a permanent fixture bit.ly/2MLwf7L

Do educators have to choose between teaching their students academic skills and nurturing their social and emotional lives? Not if they infuse SEL into regular classroom lessons greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/t… Meena Srinivasan #education

Forgiveness Meditation (Audio): ow.ly/h5Yf30oRWTx

Successful parenting doesn’t mean you have all of the answers, it means you’re willing to be wrong sometimes & learn along with your kids.

When you keep criticizing your kids, they don't stop loving you. They stop loving themselves.

7 Ways to Get Kids to Leave a Place They Don't Want to Leave | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/joyful-pa…

In honor of back to school week here in NYC.

Everyone has unique strengths.. #parenting #quotes #positivethinking

Constant #shaming in caregiving never produces positive effects. #parenting #teaching

4 good things that can happen when we let children sit with boredom instead of rushing in with activities bit.ly/2PiN87C

New psychology research shows early life stress doesn’t have to be extreme to affect emotional processing psypost.org/2019/10/new-ps…

Kindness costs nothing and can mean everything ❤️ #WorldKindnessDay

Many kids with autism have difficulty with words & communication using verbal language is very challenging, but it doesn’t mean to say they are not talking to us. It is still a form of communication which requires more senses aside from hearing. #wearemore than #autism

A wonderful article on identifying emotional or learning struggles in your children in school. #add childmind.org/article/whats-…

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