Occasionally I receive email updates from the company who we purchased our Social/Emotional curriculum from. This ARTICLE does a fantastic job of laying out how we can best support students and each other in the wake of a highly stressful election season. I particularly like their advice about:
Help Children Feel Safe and Supported • Smile at them.
• Use open, relaxed body language and speak in a calm, warm tone of voice.
Help Children Feel Accepted and Understood
Protect Children from Re-Traumatization
Provide Accommodation(more strategies and details within the article).
Finally, "It’s equally important that educators take care of themselves and work together to find a place of calm. Otherwise, their stress and anxiety will amplify the children’s distress."
Thank you.. Reminders are always good!
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