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The K. Bloomfield Brand is committed to young people and their social and emotional growth. Through weekly meetings and group workshops, I work toward altering and changing destructive patterns to give children a good start in life as they mature.
All of us experience challenges. I can help you with difficult life circumstances, such as marital or family challenges, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, school-related concerns, anger, and worry.
Death is hard to deal with for adults, and even more so for children. Give your child the resources to effectively feel and direct their emotions, so that they can learn to grieve properly.
Through engaging activities, upbeat facilitation, and a safe environment, we teach your children the social emotional learning skills that lead to success.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is being integrated into many settings; however, many misconceptions remain. Let’s dig into some common myths.
Emotional intelligence (the ability to be smart about feelings) is only one of the many parts of SEL.
In fact, SEL helps kids develop a wide range of skills, from coping with feelings to decision-making.It helps with self-awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.
Social-emotional skills are often referred to as “soft skills,” but they’re just as important as “hard skills.” Soft skills (sometimes called people skills) allow us to get along and work well with other people, communicate effectively, be empathetic, and solve problems. These skills can be difficult to measure, but they’re essential.
People aren’t born knowing how to manage emotions, get along with others, and solve problems. These skills are learned over time.
Sometimes kids can pick up social-emotional skills by seeing them in action. But most often, they need explicit instruction to understand and practice these skills.
There’s no one right way to teach SEL. Every child has different needs. Families have different backgrounds and cultures. Teachers, who work with a diverse group of students, can use what they know about their students to design SEL lessons in which all students can fully access and apply these skills.
SEL is for all kids — and adults, too. We all continue to develop these skills throughout our lives.
Social-emotional skills aren’t only about how people outwardly express themselves. They’re also about how people react inwardly.
Numerous studies show that SEL builds the foundation for thriving in life — inside and outside the classroom. Kids with strong social-emotional skills: