BEA part of a community
by Jennie Ito, Ph.D.
I wanted to share with you some of the amazing individuals and organizations that are helping parents and children learn the strategies and skills necessary to foster healthy emotional habits—and inspire the work we are doing at Just Bea!
Kimochis
Kimochis are plush, educational toys that help children identify, understand, and manage their feelings in a fun, comfortable way. They are designed to get children talking, promoting strong parent-child, teacher-child and child to child connections.
http://www.kimochis.com/
http://kimochiseducation.tumblr.com/curriculum
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASAL)
CASEL helps make evidence-based social and emotional learning an integral part of education from preschool through high school.
http://www.casel.org
Open Circle
Open Circle provides evidence-based curriculum and professional development for social and emotional learning in elementary schools.
http://www.open-circle.org/about-us/overview
The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning (IFSEL)
IFSEL empowers educators, children, and parents with the tools and training to transform their schools into caring and inclusive communities. http://www.instituteforsel.org
Project Happiness
Informed by neuroscience, positive psychology, and mindfulness, Project Happiness teaches students the skills to build emotional resilience, self-awareness, and empathy.
http://projecthappiness.org
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence uses the power of emotions to create a more effective and compassionate society. The Center conducts research and teaches people of all ages how to develop their emotional intelligence. RULER is their evidence-based approach
that helps schools integrate emotional intelligence
into their everyday practice.
http://ei.yale.edu
http://ei.yale.edu/ruler/
Laura Markham, Ph.D.
Dr. Laura Markham is a clinical psychologist who specializes in relationship-based parenting. She is the the editor of Aha Parenting, a website with parenting tools and advice, and the author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How To Stop Yelling and Start Connecting.
http://www.ahaparenting.com/
The Gottman Institute
The Gottman Institute was founded by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. They teach parents, educators, and caregivers how to Emotion Coach children with their Emotional Coaching Program.
www.gottman.com
The Fred Rogers Company
The Fred Rogers Company builds on Fred Rogers legacy in educating and inspiring new generations of children and families. They work in a variety of media to help children develop social and emotional skills and to help them prepare for success in school and in life. They also support parents, teachers, professionals, and other adults who work with children. http://www.fredrogers.org/
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is an animated program for preschoolers ages 2 to 4. It tells its engaging stories about the life of a preschooler using musical strategies grounded in Fred Rogers’ landmark social-emotional curriculum.
http://pbskids.org/daniel/
If You Can Company
If You Can supports and empowers children and parents to value and understand themselves and others. Their Emotional IQ Game IF…uses gameplay to teach 6–12 year old children social and emotional skills.
http://www.ifyoucan.org/
Emotiplush
Emotiplush dolls help teach children about emotions. They have eyebrows and mouths that can be moved around to display 9 different emotions, so children can change the doll’s features to reflect the emotions they want to express.
http://www.emotiplush.com/
The Mother Company
The Mother Company was founded by moms on a mission to Help Parents Raise Good People. Their award-winning products for kids and expert resources for grown-ups explore the social and emotional topics essential to raising a generation of kind, compassionate, considerate kids.
http://www.themotherco.com/
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