| By: Jordan Posamentier Addressing Gun Violence in Schools Social-emotional learning (SEL) should be part of the conversation around preventing the next school shooting, but the solutions are far more complicated, which is why we’ve taken three actions.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Educators, Here Are 6 Ways You Can Encourage Parents to Visit ParenTeenConnect.org Have parents ever approached you about challenges with their teens? Have you seen the look of exhaustion on their faces? Maybe you’ve had one or more of those moments with your own teen. Do you remember feeling at a loss for what to say or do, oRead More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson 4 Common Parent-Teen Challenges and How Educators Can Help Are you an educator or community member who works with teens? Has a parent ever asked you for resources or ideas to help navigate challenges with his or her teen? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, then Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Why Kindness Matters “I experience kindness daily because I lead life with a positive perspective.” When my friend told me this, she reminded me how easy it is to go about our days without thinking of the little acts of kinRead More
| By: Committee for Children Introducing ParenTeen Connect: A New Resource for Parents and Teens Being a teen—or raising one—can be a wild ride. ParenTeenConnect.org is a place where parents and teens can communicate, connect, and break through on tough topics. It’s free, online, shares real stories, and has real solutions.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Support Tree: Who’s Safe to Ask for Help—Activity Grades EL–3—When it comes to personal safety, children need to know who to go to for help. In this free activity teachers, parents, and guardians help students name the people in their lives who they can go to when something’s not quite right.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Internet Safety Tips—Keeping Youth Safe Online We all know that bullying is a problem in schools. But now that many students have their own computers and cell phones and are interacting more and more online, they may be at increased risk of exposure to a new form of harassment: cyber bullying.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Where the Wild Things Are Reading Guide—Activity Ages 3–6—This reading guide, which aligns with the Second Step curriculum, can help young children recognize and understand their own difficult feelings and how they can feel better.Read More
| By: Kathleen Shriver From DC to Medellín, Every Child Needs SEL I have been Second Step’s number one fan since before I knew what it was. When I was little, sharing was difficult for me. I shared a room with my younger sister, Caroline, and we shared a narrow bathroom with our three older siblings. Caroline Read More
| By: Joan Cole Duffell Response to Charlottesville: A Call for Empathy and Inclusion from Joan Cole Duffell The terrible events in Charlottesville and the news stories and conversations of the past week are weighing on our minds here at Committee for Children. Such hatred, violence, and intolerance can only be extinguished by working together now to buiRead More