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Taking Charge Of Your Emotions: Strategies for Keeping It Together When Kids Fall Apart
Free Co-Regulation Exercises from Cool, Calm & Connected
When children experience big emotions, the role of a caregiver is to model emotional regulation and provide support without getting sucked into the chaos. Help tired and frustrated caregivers succeed with these free exercises to promote co-regulation and healthy attachment.
The Power of Breath: Teach Children to Breathe on Purpose & Calm Big Emotions
A Free Self-Awareness & Self-Management Activity to Help Practice Mindful Breathing
Kellie Bailey’s newest children’s book, Some Days I Breathe on Purpose, explores the power of breath to help children handle challenging emotions. Get an exclusive sneak peek with worksheets containing breathing and mindfulness exercises for children.
Teaching Kids About Healthy Friendships & Boundaries
Free Worksheets to Begin the Conversation
In celebration of her debut book, The Not-So-Friendly Friend, Christina Furnival shares worksheets that can be used to help children understand, set, and uphold healthy boundaries.
Fostering Mental Health in Student Athletes
Strategies for Increasing Self-Esteem & Setting Healthy Boundaries
Historic moments in professional sports and an increased spotlight on the mental health of athletes prompt Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S, to answer an essential question: how do we frame this moment as a positive learning experience for our youth?
Enhance Attention & Engagement with 6 Exercises to Combat Screen Fatigue
Movement Sequences to Energize & Restore
Kids need multisensory experiences in order to stay focused and engaged, yet research shows us that excessive screen time actually interferes with these processes. Aubrey Schmalle, OTR/L, SIPT, provides simple exercises that can be used to help children increase their self-regulation.
A Strengths-Based Approach to Autism Assessment
FREE Video Demonstration
In this brief video, Rebecca Sachs, PhD, ABPP, and Tamara Rosen, PhD, demonstrate how to bring a strengths-based approach to autism assessment.
Sustainable Well-Being and Resilience
Free Resource from Self-Compassion for Educators
Lisa Baylis explains how we can embody sustainable well-being in our everyday lives as educators, outlining seven tangible practices that build resiliency.
The Necessity of Self-Compassion for Every Educator
Reflections on the importance of self-compassion & a free exercise
Lisa Baylis, MEd, understands the struggle of trying to be there for your students while also caring for yourself. But self-care isn’t self-indulgent. It’s a necessary aspect of being the best educator you can be.
Self-Compassion in Our Most Difficult Moments
Free Worksheets to Help Educators Practice Mindfulness & Self-Compassion
Self-care is an integral part of our well-being, but is it enough? Lisa Baylis, MEd, shares one of her most vulnerable moments as an educator and provides free worksheets that fellow teachers can use to cultivate self-compassion.
8 Books to Celebrate Teachers
Celebrate the teachers in your life by giving them books they will enjoy both inside and outside the classroom
Our PESI Publishing team has compiled eight of our favorite resources for teachers, including thoughtful children's books, toolboxes filled with resources, and self-care guides.