
TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter
MARCH 2022
Bounce Back - Developing Resiliency in Children
Learning about the vital elements of resilience and how they impact child development
Understanding Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg’s 7 Cs of Resiliency
Developing skills for teaching children how to use challenges and setbacks as building blocks for resiliency
Recognizing adversity as an opportunity to empower students to bounce back
Monday, Mar 28, 2022, 06:30 PM
Austin Elementary School, South Moore Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Family Social Emotional Literacy Library
View the SEL Titles (below), use the link to request the titles you would like to check out (below), and then use the corresponding conversation starters (below) to facilitate discussions at home. Books and discussion questions will be sent home with learners in book bags and may be returned after 2 weeks.
GREAT PARENTING READS
The Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Complete with age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.
UnSelfie by Michele Borba
Teens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were thirty years ago. Why is a lack of empathy—which goes hand-in-hand with the self-absorption epidemic Dr. Michele Borba calls the Selfie Syndrome—so dangerous? First, it hurts kids’ academic performance and leads to bullying behaviors. Also, it correlates with more cheating and less resilience. And once children grow up, a lack of empathy hampers their ability to collaborate, innovate, and problem-solve—all must-have skills for the global economy.
In UnSelfie Dr. Borba pinpoints the forces causing the empathy crisis and shares a revolutionary, researched-based, nine-step plan for reversing it.
The good news? Empathy is a trait that can be taught and nurtured. Dr. Borba offers a framework for parenting that yields the results we all want: successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient. UnSelfie is a blueprint for parents and educators who want to kids shift their focus from I, me, and mine…to we, us, and ours.
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline & Jim Fay
Designed for preschool and beyond, this helpful and practical psychology-based parenting method is an invaluable guide for all parents! Teach your children healthy responsibility and encourage their character growth from a young age. Learn to establish healthy boundaries with your children through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles.
Trusted by generations of parents, counselors, and teachers to lovingly raise responsible children, Parenting with Love and Logic includes solutions for dozens of specific topics such as:
- Tantrums
- Managing screen time
- Grades and report cards
- Chores
- Getting ready for school
- Peer pressure
- Cyberbullying
- Navigating crisis situations and grief
- And much more!
Each issue is indexed for easy reference. Learn how to tame tempers and re-establish a calm, healthy relationship and positive communication with your child today!
BOOKS THAT HELP KIDS DEVELOP EMPATHY
Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson
When Emily asks her big sister what the word empathy means, she discovers an answer that will change how she looks at people. Stand in My Shoes shows kids how easy it is to develop empathy toward those around them. Empathy is the ability to notice what other people feel. Empathy is the foundation for all social skills and personal relationships, which make our lives richer and more beautiful.
This book teaches young children the value of noticing how other people feel. We're hoping that many parents read it along with their children.
The 100 Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class feels terrible, and classmate Maddie decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again."
A timeless, gentle tale about bullies, bystanders, and having the courage to speak up.
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
2021-2022 Guidance Lessons
Click on the links below to view 2021-2022 lessons, videos, handouts, and other resources.
LESSON ONE: "What Does the Counselor Do?"
Powtoon: The Role of a Counselor
Charles Mortimer Alexander McGee by Maureen Fernandez
The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
LESSON TWO: "My Brain & Feelings"
Your Brain by Heather Bryant and Maureen Fernandez
Sesame Street: Cupcake Breathing
LESSON THREE: "Making Healthy Choices"
Kinder Guidance Lesson: Healthy Choices
1st Guidance Lesson: Yes or No?
2nd Guidance Lesson: What is Peer Pressure?
3rd Guidance Lesson: Escaping Peer Pressure
4th Guidance Lesson: Peer Pressure Refusal Skills
5th Guidance Lesson: Peer Pressure Exit Strategies
Social Experiment: Waiting in Line
LESSON FOUR: "Communication"
Kinder Guidance Lesson: How to Talk to a New Friend
1st Guidance Lesson: Whole Body Listening
2nd Guidance Lesson: Communicating Through Actions
3rd Guidance Lesson: Active Listening
4th Guidance Lesson: More Than Words
5th Guidance Lesson: Communication Styles
Do You Want to Be My Friend by Eric Carle
Elmo Knows How to Listen (Sesame Street)
The Rabbit Listened by Cory Doerfeld
LESSON FIVE: "Perspective"
K-5 Guidance Lesson: Perspective
It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
LESSON SIX: "Personal Safety"
Tarrant County "Play It Safe" Curriculum
Joe & Suzy Dolls
K-5 Videos (available upon request)
Kelly Matlock
Email: kmatlock@coppellisd.com
Website: www.coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800
Twitter: @TCE_Counselor