Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...
You cannot expect therapy to work while avoiding emotions. Therapy begins with the facts of how you think and feel, and then helps you decide what to do with those facts.
In his latest book, Dealing with Feeling, Brackett shares the emotion regulation skills that can help both kids and adults relate to themselves in a different way. He’s an advocate of changing how we ...
Several years ago, educator Kareem Farah traveled to 15 districts around the country to observe student-centered instruction in action. Amid the inspiring examples of innovative teaching practices, he ...
There are times when my emotions really get in my way. When I perform on stage, fear of failure makes my heart race and throat clench. Or when a friend says something hurtful to me, I can’t stop ...
When toddlers melt down and teens snap back, it’s natural for us to have emotions. Some parents feel overwhelmed or out of control. Others try to push their emotions away. Emotions, after all, can be ...