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How to Build a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Where All Learners Feel Safe

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on January 28, 2019

In the United States, 34 million children have had at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) — ranging from…

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  • Teaching

Six Strategies to Help Introverts Thrive at School and Feel Understood

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on January 28, 2019

In every classroom, teachers try to engage students who have a variety of temperaments: extroverts,…

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  • parenting

Being Popular: Why it Consumes Teens and Continues to Affect Adults

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

Originally published on MindShift. Popularity is a loaded word. For many adults, it evokes powerful…

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  • parenting

How Social Bias Can Transfer From One Generation To The Next

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018March 28, 2018

Originally published on MindShift From an early age, children are sensitive to social cues from adults, peers,…

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  • parenting

Every Child Is a Reader (Even If They Can’t Yet Read the Words)

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

In early September, my first grader sat on her bed thumbing through a picture book…

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  • parenting

How to Watch the Solar Eclipse with Your Kids

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

On August 21, 2017, the United States will witness a solar eclipse. Parts of fourteen…

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  • parenting

How to Help Your Child Think Like a Scientist

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

As parents and caregivers, we don’t need special training in science or engineering to help…

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  • parenting

Bring It On! Four Attitudes That Will Help Kids Tackle Challenges

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

Let’s start with a little self-reflection, as parents: When you are learning a new skill,…

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  • parenting

Room for Everyone: 10 Picture Books that Encourage Kindness

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

One reason I love Sesame Street – and why it continues to delight audiences 48-years…

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  • parenting

8 Apps That Support Children’s Social-Emotional Growth

  • by Deborah Farmer Kris
  • Posted on March 28, 2018

As parents, every week brings new reminders that our kids are still learning how to…

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