Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children (Help Guide Org)
8 Vital Reasons to Teach Your Child About Feelings (Nature & Thrive)
How to help kids cope with pandemic's psychological toll (USA Today)
As the pandemic stretches out long and wide, kids across the board are feeling the same stressors as adults - yet many don’t have the life experience to feel confident they can get through it or the proper instruction for proven coping techniques (like mindfulness!). The endless ‘doom cycle’ on the news only exacerbates this situation, while kids wait for school life and extracurriculars to kick back in (providing needed relief from being at home with harried, worried family members). Adults can help, by staying aware and being proactive with interventions, open communication and consistently modelling healthy behaviours and strategies.
How to raise emotionally intelligent kids (TED)
5 Tips for Cultivating Empathy (Harvard)
Empathy is at the heart of what it means to be human. It’s a foundation for acting ethically, for good relationships of many kinds, for loving well, and for professional success. And it’s key to preventing bullying and many other forms of cruelty. How can parents cultivate empathy? The following are five guideposts based on research and the wisdom of practitioners.
PARENTING - Learn how to Do It Better With Science, Data and Mr. Rogers (The Next Big Idea)
At Kidevolve, we’re all about family training tools to foster healthier relationships and more empowered, self-reliant kids! Kids don’t come with a training manual, but this is the closest thing to it. In this special episode of The Next Big Idea podcast, they share three book bites that demystify the art and science of parenting.
Back-to-School Anxiety During COVID (Child Mind Institute)
Getting back to the Fall school routine is exhilarating, yet can also be anxiety-producing for kids and families alike - especially given our last few years dealing with the many pandemic changes. Check out these tips from the Child Mind Institute to reduce stress at home, and gear up for success. Adding a sprinkle of mindfulness to your daily routine can also be a powerful antidote to stress. Check out Kidevolve’s Can of Delight or Worry Box (by Jeff Warren) to boost confidence and cope with worries, or Heart Medicine (by Christine Alevizakis) to get a head start on self-care! And you can listen to audio-only versions of these cool Creative Mind Journeys here.
Dive Into Kid's Wellbeing in this Knowledgehook Roundtable!
Last week, Kidoevolve founder Kirsten Chase had the opportunity to participate in Knowledgehook’s Leadership Series on Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing. It was a rich discussion, with host Jennifer Adams and parenting experts Alyson Schafer and Jennifer Kolari (bios below). They covered an interesting mix of current and key aspects of children’s health and school experiences - including the idea that learning mindfulness early in life can bring about positive and powerful wellbeing outcomes for kids, their families and society at large! If you didn’t get a chance to watch live, check it out here!
Breathing to Reduce Stress - Calling all Parents, Teachers & Kids
The easiest and quickest way to calm an anxious mind is to breathe in and breathe out. But if you find “breath work” boring, you’re not alone! Here’s a shortlist of techniques we love, so you can find the one that’s easy and right for you. Scan this list and try a few. Then, teach your kids and students! As always, most kids pick up on these techniques effortlessly (when compared with adults). If you teach children while they’re young, you give them crucial EQ skills to draw on for life.