September 16, 2019 Blathering interrupters are exhausting. We’ve all been cornered by them, whether it’s an over-talking, sentence-finishing workplace colleague, an opinionated family member at a holiday gathering, or a social acquaintance lobbing rhetorical questions into the mix with zero intention of awaiting an answer. More often than not, they appear as if they can’t … [Read more...]
Listen Up! Kid Lit With a Quiet Message That Needs Heard
Filed Under: Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Blabbermouths, diversity in kidlit, Early readers, kidlit, kids media literacy, life skills, Listening, over-talking, Patrice Barton, Quiet Please Owen McPhee, Read Across America, reading, Reading Partners, SEL, Social Emotional Learning, social shunning, storytelling, talking too much, The Invisible Boy, Trudy Ludwig
The Invisible Boy: A Kids Storybook That Taps A Universal Nerve
Update Dec. 24, 2015 We're about to volunteer at a children's homeless shelter doing activities with kids and it reminded me about this post and how I've 'seen so much invisibility' over the holiday season particularly. From social shunning and ostracism within families, to homeless and disenfranchised groups, the holidays bring out a lot of invisibility...keep an eye out with … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, anti-bullying, art as healing, Being Ginger, bullying, Bullying Prevention, children and adolescent depression, depression in kids, empathy, feeling invisible, kidlit, kids coping skills, kids mental health, new kid in school, Patrice Barton, relational aggression, resilience, SEL, Social Emotional Learning, social shunning, social stigma, Start Empathy, The Invisible Boy, Trudy Ludwig, World Health Organization