To read the story about Amanda Walker, who works with social and emotional learning, go to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
The others who participated were: Tricia Spencer, Principal;
Angela Cowell, Social Worker; Sabrina Bailey, School Counselor; Shasta Lowther,
Social Worker; Jaymie Almageur, Parent Involvement Coordinator; and Natalie Phillips, Psychologist.
At the event, Walker and the others talked with parents
about the importance of social emotional learning at home. Walker discussed the
Panorama Family survey to parents. Cowell, Bailey, Lowther, and Phillips presented a detailed overview of social and emotional learning and suggested social
and emotional learning activities that families could do at home.
The activity for decision-making activity, for example, included
giving children some scenarios and talk with them about the appropriate
decisions to make. Lowther gave this
example: If your friends choose to bully another student, what would you do?
How would you handle the situation?
The team also gave our resource sheets for parents with
links that will help them to support their child’s social and emotional
development. In addition, another
handout was a list and abstract of various books for parents to read. One book
on the list was Positive Discipline, an
easy-to-read guide that teaches parents how to be firm yet kind so that any
child from toddler to teenager can learn creative cooperation and
self-discipline without a loss of dignity.
Cowell, Bailey, Lowther, and Phillips also set up a table with
various resources for parents. Many
parents stopped by the table and asked about books, calming tools, and more.
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