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Kindness vs. People-Pleasing: A Key Distinction when Cultivating Kindness in Children kimochis parenting relationships social emotional learning teaching Nov 03, 2023

by Katie Raher, PhD

Here at Constant Love and Learning, we deeply believe in making the world a kinder place to be, feeling by feeling, breath by breath, connection by connection.

And we all know in the world of social-emotional learning (SEL) that there are many benefits to teaching children...

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Simple Back-to-School Gift Ideas: Sharing Optimism & All Your Favorite Feelings back-to-school feelings kimochis social emotional learning Jul 27, 2022

Simple Back-to-School Gift Ideas: Sharing Optimism & All Your Favorite Feelings

by Katie Raher, PhD, PPS

While last year was rough and I have done and continue to do a lot to feel into all the hard-to-have feelings that have come up, I'm also holding onto my optimism and sharing it with...

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Feeling Check-Ins: A Powerful Tool to Foster Awareness and Connection feelings kimochis relationships social emotional learning Nov 02, 2021

Feeling Check-ins as a Tool to Support Social and Emotional Learning and the Building of Positive Relationships.

by Katie Raher, PhD, PPS

I was in a class recently doing a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) lesson, and I had an upper elementary aged child tell me, “I don’t do...

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Powerful Year-Round Gratitude Tools to Benefit Educators and Children educator well-being feelings gratitude kimochis social emotional learning Nov 01, 2021

7 Activities and 7 Tips to Help Educators and Children Use Gratitude Practices to Better Cope with Stress, Manage Emotions, Find Joy, and Experience Increased Well-being

by Katie Raher, PhD, PPS

As most of us entered a career in education, we felt sheer joy from working with children and...

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Helping Kids Solve Problems at Recess with the Kimochis Keys to Communication feelings kimochis self-regulation social emotional learning teaching Sep 14, 2021

by Katie Raher, PhD, PPS

So I’ve been having yard duty as part of my duties as a School Psychologist this year. And I'm seeing the same issues arise again and again. In a 15-minute span of recess, I get at least 10 kids coming up to me to tell me something that’s bothering them. About...

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Simple Tools to Help Educators and Students Navigate COVID Grief educator well-being feelings kimochis parenting relationships self-care self-regulation social emotional learning Sep 15, 2020

by Katie Raher, PhD

I know I’ve written before about my own kids, and they’ve inspired me again for this blog post. We are in full swing distance learning where we live, and I feel like Piaget as I analyze the heck out of my kids to better understand child development and social...

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Moving through the Feelings of a Meltdown, with Kimochis©! feelings kimochis parenting self-regulation social emotional learning teaching Oct 09, 2019

An Educator Mama's Story of Helping with Big Feelings

by Katie Raher, PhD, PPS

This is a piece I wrote almost three years ago. An oldie but a goodie to share now that I've got the Constant Love and Learning blog...

As a parent or professional who works with children, there is so much...

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