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More Than Just a Story: How Elvis the Pound Dog Gives Back

More Than Just a Story: How Elvis the Pound Dog...

Only 25% of senior shelter dogs find a home. Elvis the Pound Dog is a beautifully illustrated children’s book that teaches kids about kindness, second chances, and the importance of...

More Than Just a Story: How Elvis the Pound Dog...

Only 25% of senior shelter dogs find a home. Elvis the Pound Dog is a beautifully illustrated children’s book that teaches kids about kindness, second chances, and the importance of...

How to Talk to Kids About the California Wildfires and Help Them Cope

How to Talk to Kids About the California Wildfi...

Echoes for Generations When I was a little girl, my grandmother told me about a fire that burned down her house when she was a child. She described how quickly...

How to Talk to Kids About the California Wildfi...

Echoes for Generations When I was a little girl, my grandmother told me about a fire that burned down her house when she was a child. She described how quickly...

Is Your Child a Bully? Here’s What to Say and Do

Is Your Child a Bully? Here’s What to Say and Do

Hearing the words "your child is a bully" can be heartbreaking, confusing, and overwhelming. Sometimes, children behave differently at home than at school, so it’s hard for some of us...

Is Your Child a Bully? Here’s What to Say and Do

Hearing the words "your child is a bully" can be heartbreaking, confusing, and overwhelming. Sometimes, children behave differently at home than at school, so it’s hard for some of us...

6 Calming Tips to Help Children with Post-Election Stress

6 Calming Tips to Help Children with Post-Elect...

Election seasons can be tough for adults and kids alike. With so much energy and emotion in the air, it’s natural for children to feel unsettled, asking questions like, “Are...

6 Calming Tips to Help Children with Post-Elect...

Election seasons can be tough for adults and kids alike. With so much energy and emotion in the air, it’s natural for children to feel unsettled, asking questions like, “Are...

5 Most Common Childhood Fears: Tips to Help Kids Manage Fear

5 Most Common Childhood Fears: Tips to Help Kid...

Fear isn’t something to brush off or fix with “It’s nothing.” It feels very real, and learning how to face it takes practice. This article offers practical ways to help...

5 Most Common Childhood Fears: Tips to Help Kid...

Fear isn’t something to brush off or fix with “It’s nothing.” It feels very real, and learning how to face it takes practice. This article offers practical ways to help...

20 Children’s Books About Death and Grief

20 Children’s Books About Death and Grief

In 2009, I had my first conversation with a student about death. I was a fresh-out-of-college rookie teacher— the kind that veteran teachers chuckled at when I rambled on about...

20 Children’s Books About Death and Grief

In 2009, I had my first conversation with a student about death. I was a fresh-out-of-college rookie teacher— the kind that veteran teachers chuckled at when I rambled on about...