Emotionally Healthy Kids

How to respond constructively to emotional needs and equip students to do the same.

A neuroscientist describes brain development during the crucial teen years.

Paying attention to emotions can improve our health, our relationships, and the way we teach and learn.

Change the high school experience, this author argues, and we will narrow the "self-control gap" that impedes student success.

Vague rules, open seating policies, and hearing adults reciting "scripts"—all inadvertently cause student resistance, stress, and acting out.

Emotionally vulnerable kids may feel guarded around all adults. Here's how to gain their trust.

A school that instituted a social and emotional learning program had academic gains as well.

An update on an impairment that affects how students get motivated and organized.

Ways to teach students to manage emotions and tap into energy and concentration.

How to help students who cut themselves.

Strategies for teaching persistence, flexible thinking, self-regulation, social interaction, and more.

The calling of a teacher is to encourage students to develop good minds and good hearts.

Reviews, research, and relevant reads.

An exploration of the potential of mindfulness programs.

Practices and procedures that build engagement and optimism.

Here's how kids can crowdsource their own do's and don'ts for text messaging.

If being a lead learner doesn't mean principals know the most, what does it mean?

Learning only happens when a learner is in a "learning condition."

Seven Reminders About Emotional Health