Active Calming Archives

Navigating Lockdowns: How to Reduce Anxiety and Restore Safety

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Becky Bailey

This article outlines a series of steps to complete before, during and after lockdowns to minimize anxiety and trauma. The Navigating Lockdowns series also contains shorter articles with key...

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Teach Social Skills with Academics for Optimal Learning (Lesson Included)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Jenny Barkac

To transform our classrooms into optimal learning environments, we must teach more than academic skills. It’s vital to teach social skills to our students as well. If you’re thinking...

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Managing “Scared” at the Start of School: How Parents and Teachers Can Help

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Diane Phelan

The start of school can be scary for students, parents and staff. How do we manage this powerful feeling of scared? Understanding this feeling is important as we adjust...

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Guiding the Most Challenging Children

Webinar: Guiding the Most Challenging Children Encouraging and forming relationships with children who challenge us can be one of the most difficult parts of teaching. Often these children say...

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