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Social • Emotional Spotlight

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Aug 30
Social • Emotional Spotlight

Start the School Year off Right: The ABC’s of Communicating with Your Child’s Teachers

By Rachel Schwartz, LCSW

View Our Video At the beginning of each school year, I am often reminded of the saying, “It takes a village.” I have come to learn that my children’s successes are not a direct result of the lessons taught to them by my husband and me, but rather from the love and guidance given to […] Learn More ›

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Jun 14
Social • Emotional Spotlight

“Post” Pandemic Playdates: Providing opportunities for children to (re)connect

By Rachel Schwartz, LCSW

View Our Video After over two years of being in a Pandemic, it is no secret that our children have missed out on many critical social experiences. They were not given the opportunity to shop at grocery stores, dine in restaurants, or engage in play dates with other children; all things that as social beings […] Learn More ›

social emotional spotlight
May 12
Social • Emotional Spotlight

TANTRUMS: Torture Device or Teaching Opportunity?

By Jen Streicher, MS, LCSW

View Our Video Whatever we choose to call them – meltdowns, outbursts, explosions, fits – children’s tantrums are a form of exquisite torture that leave parents far and wide feeling depleted, overwhelmed and incompetent. Tantrums happen when a child (or adult, for that matter) becomes flooded with uncomfortable feelings (e.g., sadness, anger, frustration, disappointment) that […] Learn More ›

social emotional spotlight
Apr 11
Social • Emotional Spotlight

Presuming Competence

By Rena Rosen, JCC Chicago Inclusion Coordinator

View Our Video When I was growing up and I asked my mom how she knew to do all “the things,” she would say with a bit of sarcasm, “It’s in the parent handbook. You’ll get it too if you have a child.” I was in my late teens when I realized there is no […] Learn More ›

social emotional spotlight
Mar 15
Social • Emotional Spotlight

How to Foster Resiliency and Self-esteem in Your Child

By Sam Savin, LCSW

View Our Video As parents, one of our ultimate goals is to help our children learn the skills they need to become independent and productive members of the community. Building resiliency and positive self-esteem are two critical ingredients to achieving that goal. But it’s a balance, and often a difficult one, when do we step […] Learn More ›

social emotional spotlight
Feb 10
Social • Emotional Spotlight

The Importance of Routines, Schedules and Predictability for Children

By Jamie Decker, LCPC

If you are anything like me these days, you are so busy and overwhelmed, that you can’t even keep track of what day of the week it is or if you even remembered to eat breakfast this morning. We have all had a lot on our plates and even more things we are juggling in […] Learn More ›

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