Top Picks- Here’s what you need to know about Social-Emotional Learning
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How Dungeons And Dragons Is Helping Kids Open Up: [Forbes] These days the stigma around DND as a game for social outcasts and loner men is beyond outdated. In 2017, DND had their best sales year since it was acquired by the Wizards of the Coast game publisher in 1997 with 8.6 million Americans having tried their hand at exploring dungeons and slaying dragons that same year (with 40% of players being women). Today, therapists are taking note of the game’s growing popularity and how RPGs can help children with behavioural issues improve their social skills.
Worried About Your Kids’ Social Skills Post-Lockdown?: [NY Times] Before the coronavirus pandemic began, Michael Munson’s 3-year-old son saw a group of close friends at his preschool at least a few times a week. When he wasn’t in school, he and his 1-year-old sister often played with other kids at the park. But ever since much of the world shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the kids have been home with Munson and his wife, both lawyers, who take turns watching them while the other works. They have tried to connect their preschooler to friends through video chats hosted by his teacher, but his response was usually to withdraw, throw tantrums or run away from the screen.
How Social-Emotional Learning Benefits Everyone: [TED Talks] We breathe without even thinking about it. However, when we do start to think about each breath, something changes. Likewise, when we pause to consider what is really going on with the people around us, some things become remarkably clear. Childhood trauma can affect a person’s entire life, but changing how we respond to others makes a big difference to individuals and our whole society. Caige Jambor explains how social-emotional learning (SEL) changes the conversation from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” and how everyone can begin to use SEL tools.
Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning: [Stanford University] Most social-emotional learning efforts have focused on the elementary grades, and most of the research documents discrete programs within schools. We know far less about the promises and challenges of SEL in middle and high school — and less still about what it takes to make social and emotional learning central to a school’s mission and inextricably linked to academics.
Social and Emotional Learning: Strategies for Parents: [Edutopia] Whether it’s called “social and emotional learning” or “emotional intelligence,” most people understand it’s critical to pay attention to the development of the whole young person, including character education. Parents have a dual role to play in raising a self-aware, respectful child who knows how to manage his or her emotions, make responsible decisions, and resolve conflicts non-violently. At home, you should strive to create an environment of trust, respect, and support. Remember that modeling “emotionally intelligent” behavior at home is the first step in nurturing emotionally intelligent children. At school, you can work with other members of your school community to create a climate that supports social and emotional learning — in and out of the classroom.
