Social-Emotional Development

This year, the transition from online learning back to face-to-face instruction may be both exciting and challenging. While many students and staff members will be eager to get back to…

Death and grief will affect the lives of almost all children at some point—and in the era of COVID-19, more families than ever are experiencing traumatic losses. Teachers and other…

Having the vocabulary to talk about emotions is an important part of healthy social-emotional development. In today’s post, we’re sharing a few simple games and activities you can use to…

With COVID-19 still complicating the everyday lives of families across the country, many parents continue to struggle with the effects of the pandemic---and worry about the impact this era has…

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in months of stress, fear, and struggle for many families—and young children have felt the effects of these seismic changes just as acutely as their…

Loss and grief are a part of life for many students—and in this era of COVID-19, the grieving process can be complicated by an array of other factors, from social…

What are some things every early childhood teacher should do for and with their students? We’re answering that question in today’s blog post, through some of our favorite quotes from…

As the new school year begins in schools and in homes across the country, self-regulation will be essential to students’ social-emotional well-being and readiness for learning. This week, we’re pleased…

Self-regulation—for both students and teachers—will be an important protective factor in virtual and in-person classrooms across the country as a challenging new school year gets underway. Today the Inclusion Lab…

Emotional regulation and empathy are two of the most important social-emotional skills for young children to develop. As authors Jennifer Grisham, Mary Louise Hemmeter, and Kristie Pretti-Frontczak point out, “children…