This post explains why teaching children to use I‑statements empowers them to handle conflicts with assertiveness and respect. You’ll learn how an I‑statement lets kids name their feelings, identify what caused them, and express needs without blame. It outlines steps to model, practice, and reinforce these messages across everyday situations. These strategies support emotional awareness, communication skills, and collaborative problem solving.

This post explains trauma informed mindfulness as a self care tool for teachers and students in classroom settings. You’ll find guidance on offering choice based breathing, somatic movement, mindful observation and external focus. The post also includes how staff can model and co create safe routines that support regulation, emotional resilience and prevent burnout in trauma sensitive schools.

Coloring isn’t just fun. It is a powerful tool for helping kids recognize, express, and regulate emotions. This post shows how using mindful coloring and color by code activities helps expand emotional vocabulary, promotes interoception, and supports calming breaks. You will also find strategies for modeling feelings language and a resource to include coloring pages in grief or calm kits.

SEL directed drawing engages children by tying social-emotional prompts to each drawing step. Kids answer questions about problem-solving, communication, or self-awareness to unlock the next stage. This method enhances fine motor skills, focus, emotional insight, and offers structure in classrooms or counseling groups.

Explore how fidget and sensory tools can help students, especially those with attention or sensory needs, self-regulate, reduce stress, and stay engaged in class. From stress balls, chair bands, and wobble seating to headphones and glitter jars, these tools provide tactile input to support focus and self‑regulation. Guidance includes choosing quiet, non‑distracting options and tailoring tools to individual needs in collaboration with OTs.

A Calm Corner is a dedicated spot in the classroom where kids can self‑regulate and reset. This post offers ideas like soft seating, sensory tools, emotion charts, mindful coloring, and simple visual prompts , along with clear usage guidelines and structure , to help students practice coping in a safe, supportive space.

This post features sixteen fun movement activities for counseling sessions and classrooms. You’ll discover games like emotion yoga freeze dance movement bingo animal walks and breathing stretches. Each idea includes set up tips and ways to adapt for different ages and settings. These activities support movement breaks, help regulate energy, boost focus, and promote emotional awareness and self regulation in groups.

This post guides educators, counselors and parents in writing S M A R T social emotional IEP goals and treatment plan objectives. You’ll find clear definitions of specific measurable achievable relevant and time limited, plus examples like rating feelings independently or increasing use of coping tools. The post explains setting goals, planning objectives and tracking progress to make goal writing and monitoring easier.

Can drawing while listening help memory and attention? Explore the benefits and techniques on the blog.

Teach kids kindness with Edgar the Egg! Discover a kindness character trait lesson sprinkled with empathy.

This post shows how to create a visual schedule for use at home. You’ll find printable routines that include learning time breaks, meals, and movement. The guide explains how to customize visual schedules, involve kids in planning, and adjust as needed. This free visual schedule helps children feel grounded, organized, and ready to follow daily routines even when school is out.

A Mindful Moment Room gives kids a gentle, dedicated space to reset when feelings get big. In this post you’ll find ideas for soft lighting, comfy seating, nature sounds, sensory tools and visual routines. Learn how to set up the space, guide usage, gather donations and fundraise. You’ll also get a helpful supply list and tips for keeping the room calm and functional.