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Teaching Self Control in the Classroom

Self-control is one of the most powerful skills we can teach our students—but also one of the trickiest. From blurting out answers to getting up during lessons, kids are constantly learning how to manage their...

Self-Management Skills for Elementary Students: A Counselor’s Guide

In today’s classrooms, academic success isn’t just about mastering reading and math—it’s about mastering...

Self-Control Games That Make a Big Impact in Counseling Sessions

If you work with kids, you know how tricky self-control can be. Whether it’s blurting out answers, interrupting, or having big emotional reactions, impulse control is a daily...

Why Empathy Belongs in Every Lesson

In classrooms full of busy energy and big feelings, it’s easy for students to focus only on what they think, want, or feel. But building social awareness means helping students...

What Would You Do? Practicing Perspective-Taking with Students

Perspective-taking is a powerful part of social awareness. When students pause to consider someone else’s point of view, they’re better able to...

From Me to We: Teaching Kids to Recognize the Impact of Their Actions

Social awareness also means understanding how our actions affect others. Whether it’s helping clean up a mess or noticing how tone of voice affects feelings, students thrive when...

Teaching Kids to Read the Room

In today’s fast-paced classrooms, teaching students how to “read the room” might seem like an extra. But in truth, it’s...

Kindness Starts with Awareness

We all want kind classrooms, but where does kindness actually begin?

Not with posters or reward systems. Not with “random acts.” True kindness starts with...

Helping Kids Slow Down Before They Decide

We’ve all seen it—students blurting out in class, snatching a toy, or storming off during a game. Their reactions are often fast, automatic, and full of...

What Makes a Choice a Good One?

“Make a good choice!”

We say it all the time. But what does that actually mean to a child?

When kids are told to make good choices without...

Teaching Kids to Fix Their Mistakes, Not Fear Them

Let’s be honest—no one likes making mistakes. But for kids, especially in elementary school, mistakes can feel...

Helping Kids Name What They Feel: Why It Matters

Have you ever asked a student how they’re feeling and gotten a shoulder shrug or a half-hearted “fine”?

It’s not that they don’t have feelings. It’s that they may not...

How to Help Students Reflect Without Overthinking It

Reflection doesn’t have to mean staring out a window in deep thought for hours. For students, it’s often much simpler: a pause to consider what happened and...

What ‘I-Statements’ Teach Kids About Themselves

When students get into a disagreement, it’s easy for blame and frustration to take over:

“You’re mean!”

While these reactions are natural, they often...

Teaching Kids to Really Listen (Not Just Stay Quiet)

We often tell kids to “be good listeners,” but what we really want is for them to...

How Kids Learn to ‘Do Their Part’ in a Group

Working in a group can be tough for elementary students. Someone wants to take charge, someone else...

Helping Students Navigate Peer Problems Without Adult Rescue

When two students argue, the easiest thing for an adult to do is jump in and fix it. But every time we rescue kids from...

How to Help Your Child Build Emotional Vocabulary at Home

When your child can name their feelings, they’re far more likely to manage...

What to Do When Your Child Says 'I Don’t Want to Go to School'

Hearing “I don’t want to go” can be heartbreaking—especially when you know how much learning and...

Raising a Problem Solver, Not a Problem Avoider

We all want our children to come to us when they have a problem—but we also want them to...

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