Links: emotional development

National School Climate Center
NSCC is an organization that helps schools integrate crucial social and emotional learning with academic instruction. In doing so, we enhance student performance, prevent drop outs, reduce physical violence, bullying, and develop healthy and positively engaged adults.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
CASEL was founded in 1994 by Daniel Goleman, the author of Emotional Intelligence, educator/philanthropist Eileen Rockefeller Growald, and a group of distinguished researchers and practitioners. We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that works to advance the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional learning.

The Emotional Intelligence Pocketbook
Author Margaret Chapman, a coaching psychologist and coach-supervisor, demystifies a complex subject that hitherto has only been covered by academic, heavyweight literature. The book takes readers through each of the five steps to attaining EI and describes how organisations can become emotionally intelligent.

The Oregon Social Learning Center
A non-profit, collaborative, multidisciplinary research center dedicated to increasing the scientific understanding of social and psychological processes related to healthy development and family functioning. We apply that understanding to the design and evaluation of interventions that strengthen children, adolescents, families, and communities.

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Edutopia blog
Activities to Build Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

From Edutopia:

Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and Focus

Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement (Montgomery Township School District, 2014)Maurice Elias discusses emotional intelligence and emotional learning in schools with parents and community in this video, an excellent primer on the importance of social and emotional learning and emotionally intelligent parenting. Elias has also written a number of blog posts for Edutopia; "Helping Children Become Emotionally Intelligent" is one good place to start.
Social and Emotional Learning: What is it? How Can We Use it to Help Our Children? (The New York University Child Study Center)Robin Stern discusses social and emotional learning and emotional intelligence, including tips for parents, educators, and students.
Educating the Heart: 6 Steps to Build Kindness & Resilience in Children (Dalai Lama Center, 2012)In this six-part video series, Dan Siegel describes how to use brain-based strategies to foster connection and mindfulness in order to build kindness and resilience in children.
Mindful Parenting (Greater Good Science Center, 2013)One way to teach children mindfulness is to model it. Parenting expert Christine Carter discusses how parents can bring mindful awareness to everyday situations. You may also want to check out Carter’s video on a simple strategy for teaching meditation to children: "Meditating with Kids."
Age of Distraction: Why It’s Critical for Students to Learn to Focus (KQED’s MindShift, 2013)Katrina Schwartz shares insights from Dan Goleman on how to help children manage digital distraction and build the neural circuitry that focused attention requires.
Daniel Goleman: Parents Teach Focus (Edutopia, 2013)Best-selling author and social-emotional learning expert Daniel Goleman explains how parents naturally teach their children how to focus and manage emotions. Also, check out the other videos in this series: "Daniel Goleman on the Importance of Cultivating Focus."

Home, School, and Community Partnerships

Parent Partnership in Education: Resource Roundup (Edutopia, 2014)We've compiled a list of articles, videos, and other resources to help parents engage productively with teachers and school.
Creating a Safe and Caring Home (National School Climate Center)The National School Climate Center has created guidelines for parents on creating safe and caring homes, preventing bullying, strategies to promote collaboration among adults, and community activities.
Making Your Child’s School Safe and Supportive (GreatSchools, 2013)Parents are powerful forces for change in schools. In this article, Suzanne Bouffard and Richard Weissbourd discuss how parents can influence how kids are treated -- and how students treat each other -- at school.
Teach Social-Emotional Learning for Better Schools, Safer Neighborhoods (Edutopia, 2013)Laura Rabb Morgan, Founder of South Chicago Block Club Coalition SEL Grassroots Movement, talks about her awakening to the need for social-emotional learning in her neighborhood.
Bully Prevention: Why We Desperately Need to Invest in Home-School Partnerships (Edutopia, 2012)Joe Mazza discusses the importance of parent-teacher partnerships to help students work through challenges and prevent bullying in schools.
How Parents and Schools Can Help Build Kids’ Emotional Strength (KQED’s MindShift, 2012)Principal Matt Levinson discusses some ideas for strengthening the relationship between schools and parents in order to help children work through social and emotional challenges during the pre-teen and teen years.

overcoming obstacles
Community for Education Foundation
The Overcoming Obstacles Life Skills Program is unique, tested, and proven. It helps educators teach over 20 important life skills that all young people need, beginning with the most critical: communication, decision making, and goal setting. The CFE is currently offering the Overcoming Obstacles program free through its Gifting Program.

Alliance for Childhood
The Alliance for Childhood promotes policies and practices that support children’s healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Our public education campaigns bring to light both the promise and the vulnerability of childhood. We act for the sake of the children themselves and for a more just, democratic, and ecologically responsible future.

SAMHSA's Building Blocks For A Healthy Future

Children's Emotional Health Link

Healthy Children
Emotional Wellness
Provides information for parents about children's health and development. This page includes articles concerning emotional wellness, such as building emotional resilience.