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Picture Books About Perseverance and Grit for Kids
Here is a list of the best picture books about perseverance and grit for children
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Supporting Children’s Mental Health with CBT — Unpacking the Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors of Kids
This is a guest blog post by: Alison McGrath, LMHC. Alison is the author of the new CBT picture book, Walter and the Worry Test . I love...
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Picture Books about Flexible Thinking and Dealing with Change for Kids
In a world that's constantly changing, teaching our children to be flexible thinkers is more important than ever. Flexible thinking...
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Using Books to Teach Kids About Self-Control: 28 Top Impulse Control Picture Books for Children
Self control is an important skill to teach children. One of my favorite ways to introduce new social emotional learning topics like...
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Using Books to Teach Kids About Kindness
Children absorb the world around them like a sponge, whether positive or negative. They quickly learn acceptable and unacceptable...
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Using Books and Videos to Teach Kids Good Sportsmanship, Teamwork, and Cooperation Skills
Are you looking for books and video clips to teach kids about how to be a good sport, winning and losing graciously, playing fairly,...
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How to Explain Alzheimer's Disease to Children
I am so pleased to share this guest blog post from Laurie Zelinger, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S, author of the Please Explain to Me book series....
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Top 3 Favorite Grief and Loss Books
Grief is a topic I've written about here a lot because it has impacted my life so much. And since I've read SO MANY books on grief,...
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Practical Tips and Books for Helping Children Cope with Anxiety
Time and time again I have found that kids really benefit from using bibliotherapy techniques. Bibliotherapy is the strategy of using...
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SMART Social-Emotional Counseling IEP and Treatment Goals and Objectives
Let’s discuss S.M.A.R.T. social-emotional and counseling IEP goals and treatment plan objectives. These goals can be hard to write since...
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Helping Children Cope with Anticipatory Grief
I keep circling back to grief and loss because my world has been rocked by my losses. I think of death and loss every day. Not in a...
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Shout Out Book to Boost Teacher and Staff Morale
Creating a positive school climate doesn’t have to require a massive initiative or budget. Sometimes, the most powerful culture shifts...
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Books for Parents, Educators and Counselors about Anxiety in Children
Anxiety isn’t just something adults struggle with anymore. It’s becoming increasingly common among children and teens, too. As educators,...
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Favorite Children's Books about Anxiety
Anxiety can show up in childhood in all kinds of ways, like worrying about school, having trouble sleeping, or feeling nervous about new...
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