From the classroom to the living room, social-emotional learning (SEL) is becoming a powerful tool to help kids understand their feelings, connect with others, and navigate challenges. Whether it’s ...

Teaching kids to be aware of emotions is just the beginning. Now, we’ll build on that foundation and look at what to expect as your child’s emotional development progresses from toddlerhood to ...

Social emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before a test — has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. The conservative ...

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is reshaping education by helping children develop empathy, self-awareness, and relationship skills alongside academics. Studies show SEL improves engagement, academic ...

Mon, March 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC These situations are emotional–but both kids and parents can learn skills to help manage all the big feelings that come up when you’re a kid, especially an ...

The past few years have been a roller coaster for social-emotional learning. Even as schools have increased their investments in SEL, the concept has faced fierce political pushback. And fast-changing ...

Asking students to dissect the motivations of a character in a book is doing more than teaching them about plot and characterization. This exercise also helps students learn to see different ...

The list feels endless, when it comes to the 24-hour news cycle and increased social media visibility of school shootings, airline crashes, the political landscape, climate change and general human ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock/Iren_Geo. As parents, we often look for signs of emotional growth in our children, but recent insights suggest that some kids are facing challenges with emotional regulation ...