Parent Chat Series 1: Child Emotional Well-being
In PC Series 1, nine evening programs 1.5 hours each in duration, are available. Our chats can be contracted individually, as a series, or can be mixed with any chat(s) in PC Series 2. The presentations are offered in a workshop style where parents/guardians/caring adults engage in discussion and activities that will provide information and lots of strategies to assist you in working with your child.
Please be aware that Parent Chat 4 in Series 1 (Understanding Special Education) is the same as Parent Chat 1 in Series 2 (Understanding Special Education.) Series 1 is designed for ALL parents and caregivers and Series 2 is designed for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. We just want to make you aware so you don’t double book!
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• What is Social and Emotional Learning?
• Background and supporting research
• SEL challenges for parents
• SEL Framework from CASEL organization
• Instruction in the 5 SEL competencies endorsed by CASEL
• Brain science and emotion: the connection to SEL
• SEL and educational equity
• Grade/level appropriate SEL skills
• SEL non-academic victories
• What can I do tomorrow?
• Plus…several interactive activities/small group
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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• Let’s build a team: Parent perceptions of teachers; Teacher perceptions of parents
• Building a relationship of mutual trust
• Impact of communication breakdown on children
• SEL for parents
• Roles of parents
• Roles of the teacher
• What NOT to do
• Positive Action Steps activity
• SEL application activity
• Connecting Positive Action Steps to SEL competencies
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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Part 1: Relationships that Matter
• Recalling impactful school memories
• Statistics: parent-child relationships
o Benefits for parent-child relationship
o Benefits for child in school
o Benefits for child socially
• Breakout activity: Intentionality of Rapport Building
Part 2: Creating Conditions to Support our Children during times of Psychological Stress and Trauma
• Psychobiological Factors Involved
• Window of Tolerance
• Important First Steps
o Self-Regulation
o Maintaining a Curious Stance
o Active Listening
o Using “Feelings Language”
o Timing
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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• Intros
• Social Emotional Learning as an effective means of support
• Understanding the Special Education system
• How to provide effective support
• CASEL framework for SEL
• The 5 CASEL SEL competencies
• Academic and social/Emotional qualities
• Special Education defined
• Eligibility for services
• What is every student legally entitled to?
• Seven steps of the IEP process
• IDEIA of 2004
• Educational Equity
• The 14 Special Education categories
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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• Define
• Benefits of strong Self-Management skills
• Students who struggle with Self-Management
• Components of Self-Management
• Discussion topic: “Assessing your child’s Self-Management”
• Video
• Strategies to support strong Self-Management skills
• Parental Self-Management Toolkit
• WOOP Strategy
o If-Then Statements Strategy
o “Create Awareness of When Students Learn Best” Strategy
o “HOW to do, not just WHAT to do” Strategy
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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• Statistics on Parenting
• Parenting challenges
• Brain Science and the Connection to Emotion
• Parenting Styles
• What is Negativity Bias?
• What is discipline?
• Stopping behavior v. Correcting behavior
• Positive Discipline
• Positive supports for your child
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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Part 1: Bullying Awareness (45 min)
• We begin with an infographic on bullying statistics
• Bullying vs. Conflict
• Cyberbullying
• Warning Signs of Bullying
• Effects of Bullying
• Addressing Bullying
• Preventing Bullying
• The difference between Bullying and Conflict
• Brief revisit of the 5 SEL competencies
• Bullying Awareness activity
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
Part 2: Cyber Safety (45 min)
• Cyber safety
• Online Predation
• Newest apps on social media
• Parental controls/settings
• Geotagging
• And more
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
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• We begin with a short video
• Discussion topics:
o Working From Home, 21st century jobs and the workforce, the impact of slack or similar platforms in the workplace
o What challenges exist in a fully digital social environment?
o How do we best prepare our children to appropriately use digital learning and work in a digital environment?
o What limits should exist to help support children and what is available for parents to help in doing so?
• Brief revisit of the 5 SEL competencies
o Scenario-based SEL strategies to support positive use of technology
o Action plans
o Take Home Tips for Parents
o Q and A
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• Discussing transitions in general
• What are some typical transitions that we make as adults?
• Transitions that children make
• Emotional impact of transitions
• Necessary adjustments that adults make
• Challenges that children experience making transitions
• Transitioning from Pre K -Kindergarten:
o Coordination between Pre-K and K
o Preparing throughout the Pre-K year
o Relationship between cognitive and social competence before K.
o Successful transition and impact on social and academic skills
o Visiting the Kindergarten classroom
o Kindergarten teacher visits Pre-K classroom
o Parent-Child learning programs in schools
• Transitioning from Elementary to Middle School
o How middle school is different
o Establishing a support system
o Encourage self-advocacy
o Common concerns for your child
*Will I know anyone?
*Will I make friends?
*Will I have someone to eat lunch with?
*Are the older kid’s bullies?
*General social anxiety in a new situation
o Common concerns for parents
*Will my child feel safe and supported?
*Will my child navigate the building and the schedule?
*Will my child make new friends?
*Will my child’s teachers be sensitive to this new world?
o Transition Checklist Activity for parents
• Take Home Tips for Parents
• Q and A
(Moving from Middle School to High School can also be developed upon request)