Building Blocks of Healthy Communication SEL skills focus on both the interpersonal and intrapersonal. Interpersonal means “between people”, and intrapersonal signifies “within oneself”. This week, I continue to focus on the domain of self-awareness (intrapersonal). As you may recall, I've stated how challenging it is to tease apart social and emotional skills since they are inter-related “puzzle pieces”, and it’s also helpful to think about them as “building blocks”. H

Recently at a dinner party, I was describing the theme of a children's book I am writing (stay tuned!), and then the guests turned to me and said "this applies to adults too!" Adults consistently ask me about helping them with social and emotional skills. Many people tell me “I wish I had this class as a young kid, none of us did”. This is precisely why social emotional learning (SEL) is increasingly prevalent in schools. There are state standards for SEL, and a plethora of

Thank you to all my readers who have commented on my holiday time blogs from the past two years. I continue to hear from many readers how you appreciate some holiday family tips, so I am adding some new thoughts and some reminders. The holiday season may hold impactful memories, thoughts, and emotions for many of us. However one chooses to celebrate, I try to pause during this holiday season to bring awareness to how I am feeling, and how my feelings affect others. I am Je

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I am passionate about educating students and parents about the "B" word- bully. The term bully is often misunderstood and misused. It is...