Helping your child develop social skills can make a lasting positive impact on their life. Games can make the lessons stick — and make them fun to learn. Social skills games encourage children to join ...

As social and emotional learning has come to the forefront in education, what teachers worry about is another initiative piled on our already crowded desks. Rarely is anything taken off, so teachers ...

“No time.” Again and again, teachers tell me this is why they can’t teach social-emotional skills to their students—and it’s no wonder given the demands placed upon them. But while a 30-minute ...

Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Trouble ensues for Curtis, a bright-eyed tot with a bandanna and pirate's hat, when Pushy Pete elbows him at the amusement park and knocks his tokens down the drain. He's helped by ...

“How were you a responsible partner?” This is a question I ask regularly in my reading lessons this school year. All K-5 students in Seattle Public Schools are hearing this. As teachers learn to teach ...

It’s been said, “If a child can do advanced math, speak three languages, or receive top grades, but can’t manage their emotions, practice conflict resolution, or handle stress, none of that other ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that New York state had mandated the teaching of social and emotional skills. New York A forthcoming research review offers some ...

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Social Skills Groups and Counseling for Kids is a private counseling center where Sandra Singer, PhD and Claudia Weiss, LCSW provide group and individual services for children ages 4-13. As licensed ...