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According to a recent article in Child Trends - A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness interventions in schools can boost children’s ability to regulate emotions and manage their feelings of stress. Educators. and school staff looking for interventions to help students manage stress may want to consider mindfulness programs. These programs, which don’t require any special equipment, can also be relatively inexpensive to implement; school staff can often be trained to become...

At a recent Professional Development (PD), staff and teachers at Learn4Life resource centers throughout the San Fernando Valley and Northern Los Angeles County, learned about de-escalation techniques. The PD provided the staff with resources designed to equip them to organize their thinking and calmly respond to and effectively de-escalate situations to avoid a potential crisis. The techniques they learned included: Defining the behavior and how to approach a situation QTIP! (Quit Taking It...

Students, teachers and other caregivers can all benefit from Regulation , a trauma-informed intervention that helps manage behavior and emotions. When we prioritize emotional and behavioral regulation through sensory, mental and physical strategies, we set children up to be successful — inside the classroom and beyond. One the easiest ways to self-regulate is Breathing . If you’re ever feeling panicked, anxious or out of control, remember that the one thing you can always control is your...