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Articles

All About ADHD

ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood.

Challenging Behavior: What Helps and What Doesn’t

Understanding the meaning behind toddlers behaviors.

Pyramid Model Overview

Explanation of the Pyramid Model and how to use it to promote healthy social-emotional skills in children.

50 Self-Regulation Activities To Empower Your Child To Calm

Self-regulation. Emotional regulation. There’s a difference. You might not be sure exactly what those buzzwords mean. But you do want to help your child get to a settled place when their big emotions seem to take over in hurtful ways. It can be so discouraging when you offer to help your child calm down, and they respond, NOOOOO!, and the big emotions get even bigger!!

About Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse childhood experiences can have long-term negative impacts on health, opportunity and well-being.
Adverse childhood experiences are common and some groups experience them more than others.

P.A.C.E PLAY Playfulness - Acceptance - Curiosty - Empathy

P.A.C.E is an approach that adults can have towards children that encourages thinking, feeling, communicating and behaving to make.

Videos

This video is aimed at parents and carers who would like to help support their child’s emotional regulation. Emotions are closely linked to how we think and feel, and having good emotional regulation has a positive impact on how we manage stress, relationships and challenging situations. The video offers 10 steps to how you can support your child in developing their emotional regulation.

Our bodies respond to our emotional health in many ways. Let’s have a look at how deeply our mind and body are connected!

Ever felt stuck in a cycle of defiance with a child? Watch as we explore how a simple shift in mindset—and the power of offering choices!

A Little Calm Spot By Diane Alber READ ALOUD

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Ebooks/Forms

Teaching Strategies eBook Library

Explore eBooks on early childhood education topics such as social-emotional learning, building family partnerships, and more.

Free Early Childhood Education Ebooks

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Activities

Calm down activities and resources

Just like adults, it’s easy for kids to get lost in troubling thoughts, and overwhelmed by the physical sensations that accompany stress.

But kids can learn to calm themselves by focusing on what’s happening right now in their body, breath and surroundings – aka, mindfulness. Mindfulness helps focus and soothe a worried mind, and makes it easier for kids to control how they react to stress long-term. It’s an important key to resilience.

Try these mindfulness and relaxation exercises for kids.