Thank You To The Teachers Who Stick By Our Children This week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we want to help you honor the teachers in your life. We...
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Lots of schools experiment with curricula to teach kids social and emotional skills. But what tends to happen is, teachers are thrown in front of a group of middle schoolers and it’s assumed they know what to do. “Owning Up” is distinctive in that it starts with training teachers, helping them learn to identify and manage their own emotions.
Dignity gives us a new path forward to build the relationships we must have. Our schools depend on it. Our communities depend on it.
Founder of Cognitive, Andrew Park, shares the process and challenges of animating dignity – bringing large and to grasp the concept to life.
When we get on Instagram, we have a guarantee of social connection no matter how fleeting, superficial, or inconsequential to our lives.
Dignity gives us a framework to think about ourselves and others, motivation to reflect, and a constant reminder that other people matter, an idea that should be the baseline we bring to all of our interactions.
Just as some children have trouble learning how to read, kids with ADHD often have trouble learning how to manage their attention, time, and materials. Many also have trouble tolerating frustration, being flexible, and solving their problems effectively.
There’s no question: talking about race can be sensitive, and yes, even a bit messy. Here are ways to talk to your kids about race and racism.
How much supervision should a parent have on their child’s technology use? It’s a question we constantly think about because technology isn’t going anywhere. Several months ago we began working with Jiminy, a parental awareness app that respects young people’s privacy and gives parents some guidance on how to handle the tough conversations around media use.
Hey, World—Listen Up! by Trudy Ludwig Let’s face it: too much talking and not enough listening has a dangerous polarizing effect, as currently evidenced in the U.S. and around...
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Carey Goldstein is joining the Cultures of Dignity team as the Director of Owning Up Programs after working in a school as a school counselor for 15 years. Meet Cultures...
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We know there are many incredible resources available, and it can be overwhelming to sift through them all. Here are a few of our favorite publications that shape the way...
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Image Source: UnSplash Tips for Parents: Guiding Young People in Developing Healthy Romantic Relationships Making Caring Common Research As parents, we struggle with having "the talk" with their kids. We...
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