|
The Emotion Commotion Workshop,
|
Welcome to the
Mental Health Literacy Learning Hub
Unlocking the Power of Social Emotional Development
While physical health often takes the spotlight, nurturing your child's social and emotional well-being is equally crucial, setting the stage for success in both academics and life. Social and emotional development is a cornerstone of mental health and a key to a thriving future.
WHY IT MATTERS
Your child's journey towards social and emotional growth impacts every facet of their life. It can help your child's effort to:
The Emotion Commotion Workshops take a therapeutic teaching approach that acknowledges that there are feelings behind every difficult behavior a child displays, and that storytelling through picture books provides a wonderful way to help guide and teach children to understand this, rather than ignoring children's words and feelings, or punishing them for struggling. Through reading, discussion and active engagement, this program not only helps children identify a range of feelings, but also provides them with tools to better manage their emotions.
Join us on this transformative, COVID and trauma-informed journey, where every milestone in social and emotional development propels your child towards a brighter, more fulfilling future.
Dr. Valerie L. Williams-Sanchez,
New York State Citizens Public Health Leader
VALORENA ONLINE, L.L.C.
April 30, 2024
WHY IT MATTERS
Your child's journey towards social and emotional growth impacts every facet of their life. It can help your child's effort to:
- Forge Meaningful Connections: Developing strong social skills empowers children to build and maintain lasting friendships, fostering a supportive network that enriches their lives.
- Embrace Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and expressing emotions equips children with invaluable tools for navigating life's complexities with confidence and resilience.
- Thrive in Academics: A solid foundation in social and emotional learning primes children for academic success, ensuring they enter school prepared to engage, learn, and excel.
- Sharpen Cognitive Abilities: By cultivating clarity of thought and a hunger for learning, social and emotional development lays the groundwork for intellectual curiosity and growth.
The Emotion Commotion Workshops take a therapeutic teaching approach that acknowledges that there are feelings behind every difficult behavior a child displays, and that storytelling through picture books provides a wonderful way to help guide and teach children to understand this, rather than ignoring children's words and feelings, or punishing them for struggling. Through reading, discussion and active engagement, this program not only helps children identify a range of feelings, but also provides them with tools to better manage their emotions.
Join us on this transformative, COVID and trauma-informed journey, where every milestone in social and emotional development propels your child towards a brighter, more fulfilling future.
Dr. Valerie L. Williams-Sanchez,
New York State Citizens Public Health Leader
VALORENA ONLINE, L.L.C.
April 30, 2024
CURRICULUM & PROGRAM RESOURCES
National Resources
Course Materials
COVID PREVENTION
|
HEALTHY HANDWASHING
One of the best, and strongest defenses against many germs and viruses, including COVID, is simply to wash your hands. Here is a list of a few other best practices. The poster at right shows how to properly wash you hands for health.
|
Healthy Handwashing (English)
Healthy Handwashing
(Spanish)
|
BREATHING ACTIVITY
EXERCISES TO HELP KIDS BETTER SELF-REGULATE THEIR FEELING AND EMOTIONS.
These 1-minute videos helps kids learn how to breath and calm their nervous systems by pairing it with a fun breathing activity:
Try one, or try them all. You'll be glad you did!
- Breathe with the Bee - Learn this breathing techniques by following the bee from flower to flower.
- Breathe like a Dragon - The second teaches a dragon breathing technique.
- Blow out the Candles - For the third video, your child will blow out birthday candles.
- Bubble Breathing - And in the fourth and last, bubble blowing will help your child control their breath.
Try one, or try them all. You'll be glad you did!
|
|
|
|
|
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
GUIDES FOR BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONS
Emotional intelligence building starts early and never really ends! Check out and download these FREE resources for tips on how to get started and continue helping your child thrive.
Emotional intelligence building starts early and never really ends! Check out and download these FREE resources for tips on how to get started and continue helping your child thrive.
Resources for Parents
Kids aren't the only ones who must manage their emotions, right? And caring for young children isn't always easy. That's why we invite parents/caregivers also, to think about how they regulate their own feelings. How do we handle anger, disappointment, frustration, excitement? Our actions teach children what to do and how to act. Here, we offer a few strategies on ways to center ourselves. Many more can be found at the New York State Office of Mental Health(NTSOMH) website - https://omh.ny.gov/
This program was supported by funding from Health Research Inc. (HRI) in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Bureau of Health Equity and Community Engagement by grant number OT21-2103, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRI, NYSDOH, or CDC.