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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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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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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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The Invisible Web that Holds Us as We Close Out the School Year educator well-being end of school feelings relationships social emotional learning May 28, 2020

by Katie Raher, PhD

This week, I've continued to notice the sadness that seems to be everywhere as we wrap up this very unique school year. I share some stories from my world and some lovely lessons from a new children's book that have helped me. I hope they help you find some relief as...

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Prioritizing Well-being Support for Educators during the Pandemic: 6 Practices and Powerful Ripple Effects educator well-being feelings relationships self-care whole system Apr 20, 2020

By Katie Raher, PhD

Nurturing teams of educators with well-being practices is an important part of the puzzle as we work to support children and families. This is always true, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever. In this blog, I share 6 practices I used with my own...

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