Certified Fresh Fall Movie Guide
/We hope these recent new movies will inspire a rich and meaningful conversation between you and your child. We’ve picked Five that are our certified SEL picks to entertain and enlighten you both.
Read MoreThe Only Way To Have A Friend — Is To Be One
We hope these recent new movies will inspire a rich and meaningful conversation between you and your child. We’ve picked Five that are our certified SEL picks to entertain and enlighten you both.
Read MoreIn Barack Obama’s and George Bush’s recent eulogies, we hear two politically opposed presidents celebrate and admire the personality traits that made McCain so well respected and loved.
Read MoreStay tuned, it’s going to be another special year of Fun, Friendship & Community at The Meeting House!
Read MoreThe playground child who engages in unsupervised free play learns fundamental social skills such as conflict resolution, appropriate risk taking and perspective taking.
Read MoreWhat do you think makes a great friend? A wonderful reunion helped me understand.
Read MoreOne of the conversations I have with other professionals and parents quite often is the ability to be able to identify the difference between sensory and behavioral difficulties. For children with sensory processing difficulties, that sometimes means alerting the people who are with our children.
Read MoreAs summer wanes I thought it might be helpful to discuss how to keep our children “in the moment”, less worried about the countdown until school begins, and more “mindful” of things to be aware of.
Read MoreHow Mr. Rogers Pioneered a Movement Towards Social Emotional Intelligence.
Read MoreFrom complicated and witty meditations on motherhood, to page turners you won’t be able to put down, here are 10 books to put on your summer reading list.
Read MoreAn extensive body of rigorous research demonstrates that education that promotes social and emotional learning (SEL) gets results, and that teachers in all academic areas can effectively teach it.
Read MoreThe sandbox encourages curiosity, collaborative play, and helps build friendships, but it is also loaded with social nuances.
Read MoreTips on how to talk to your teens about these complicated subjects.
Read MoreFinding the right summer camp to meet your child’s needs can be tricky. Recently we sat down with our friends at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, to hear what they say makes the JCC Manhattan Summer Camps so unique, particularly in the realm of social-emotional learning.
Read MoreHere are 5 tips to help enjoy camp when transitioning from the built-in structure of school to the independence and opportunity that summer camp provides.
Read MoreInspiring and thought-provoking, the book Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick embodies the perfect themes to bring to our community with its story of children finding their passions and following their dreams even when challenges present themselves.
Read MoreWhat every parent can do to raise Resilient, Kind and Respectful kids who are preparing for real life.
Read MoreChronic stress can also lead to anxiety, lack of motivation or focus, impairments in executive functioning, as well as other mental health issues.
Read MoreSensational headlines indicate that the human attention span has now fallen below that of a goldfish.
Read MoreMany of our deepest concerns around video games have become more important to address, as the use of electronic gaming platforms rose to all-time high levels this year.
Read MoreSocial Emotional Learning Skills for children (ages 5-14) located in New York, NY 10023. The Meeting House Afterschool recreation and weekend programs help juniors, kids and teens develop Social Emotional Skills that will empower them throughout their lives. Exciting group recreation activities inspire Fun, Friendship & Community between youth and their world. The Meeting House is a non-profit organization in NYC providing after school for children and teens.