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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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