016: Cooking Up Clarity: A Taste of SEL at My Dinner Table emotional literacy emotions Mar 10, 2022

I often picture the five SEL competencies—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making—as individual continuums. Throughout the day, I mentally check in with myself: Where am I right now on e...

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014: Compassion: Kindness With Action compassion emotions empathy parenting self-management Feb 24, 2022

In a past newsletter, I mentioned that I am the mom of three teenage boys.Ā 

My oldest son turned 20 in October of 2021. He is a sophomore in college now - a deeply thoughtful man who takes his time to process factors before making decisions. He love...

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