How can my child benefit from social-emotional learning?

Do you see your child or teen struggling in school, lacking motivation or interpersonal skills?

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Social-emotional learning can help!

Social-emotional learning (SEL) refers to how people:

• regulate emotions

• communicate

• build relationships

• make decisions

• use compassion to understand the needs of others

A social-emotional learning program could be the right course of action for your child's development.

According to research, learners who participated in a social-emotional learning program develop:

1. Self-Awareness — Understanding your strengths and weaknesses

2. Self-Management — Ability to recognize and manage your own emotions

3. Responsible Decision Making — Ability to make positive choices for yourself

4. Social Awareness — Recognizing other people's emotions and being able to empathize

5. Relationship skills — Being able to communicate clearly and maintain healthy relationships

SEL not only leads to improved academic outcomes and behavior, but also builds lifelong coping skills. It helps children and teens:

• Improve decision making.

• Have empathy towards others.

• Deal with stress.

• Set and achieve positive goals for themselves.

• Build the skills needed to develop and maintain positive relationships.

• Understand and manage their own behavior.

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If you're interested in exploring social-emotional learning for your child: