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More California Schools Adding Yoga to School Day
To help students relax, some California schools are adding something new — that’s actually very old — to the daily routine: yoga. The ancient practice of stretching and breathing, often combined with meditation and mindfulness, is increasingly popular in physical Read more >>
Finding Joy in the Little Things [web resource]
Feeling blah? Science shows you can boost happiness by taking time for small moments of delight. Scientists are learning that our feelings aren’t hard-wired — emotions are created by our brains in response to what we’re experiencing now and what Read more >>
Cultivating Joy Takes Work: 3 Ways to Turn Happiness Into a Habit
Although some people are starting to test the waters of public life again, planning vacations and socializing more, others may still have lingering signs of what psychologists call languishing. They may feel an emptiness or dissatisfaction in day-to-day life. Or Read more >>
‘Trauma Is A Lens, Not A Label’: How Schools Can Support All Students
The pandemic has raised concerns about the way stress is affecting kids. Even though the word ‘trauma’ is on a lot of worried adults’ minds these days, information about it is wide-ranging and can leave people feeling unsure about what Read more >>
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents)
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by therapist and certified MBSR trainer Elin Snel is a book with simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle Read more >>
First 5 California [web resource]
First 5 California understands today’s parents face many challenges and tough choices as they raise their kids. First 5 California, also known as the California Children and Families Commission, supports the healthy development of children, from prenatal through age 5, Read more >>
Integrating Music Into Social and Emotional Learning
Music classes can serve as a way to help students develop social-emotional learning skills, and activities that build these tools can be introduced into classrooms as early as preschool, according to an Edutopia article by Laura Petillo, early childhood advocate Read more >>
Strengthening Families and the Protective Factors Framework [downloadable]
At its heart, Strengthening Families is about how families are supported to build key protective factors that enable children to thrive. The five protective factors at the foundation of Strengthening Families also offer a framework for changes at the systems, Read more >>
Cultural Humility: Fostering Respect and Understanding
What is cultural humility and why does it matter? As parents, we are our children’s first teachers. It is from us that our kids learn how to be accepting and respectful of those from diverse backgrounds. In this Voices of Read more >>
How to Foster Cultural Awareness at Home
Many minority households routinely have open discussions about racial issues and how they impact their daily lives. White families, on the other hand, sometimes are uncomfortable with such discussions even amid news coverage related to systemic racism and the Black Read more >>
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