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TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter

MARCH 2022

TCE CounselorParent NewsletterMARCH 2022
Event Information

Bounce Back - Developing Resiliency in Children

We are partnering with several other CISD elementary schools to host a spring Parent /Family Engagement Night on Monday, March 28th with a presentation entitled "Bounce Back" from the Grant Halliburton Foundation starting at 6:30 P.M. in the Austin Elementary Cafeteria. This presentation explores how adults can help children navigate stress, challenge, tragedy, trauma, or adversity. The presenters will focus on the following:
  • Learning about the vital elements of resilience and how they impact child development

  • Understanding Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg’s 7 Cs of Resiliency

  • Developing skills for teaching children how to use challenges and setbacks as building blocks for resiliency

  • Recognizing adversity as an opportunity to empower students to bounce back

We would love to see you all there!

Please click here to register for the event.

When?

Monday, Mar 28, 2022, 06:30 PM

Where?

Austin Elementary School, South Moore Road, Coppell, TX, USA

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Family Social Emotional Literacy Library Family Social Emotional Literacy Library

Town Center has an exciting new resource for families! We now have an entire resource library focused on Social and Emotional skill development. Themes are divided into 5 categories: Understanding Myself, Managing Myself, Respecting Others, Building Relationships, and Making Decisions.


View the SEL Titles (below), use the link to request the titles you would like to check out (below), and then use the corresponding conversation starters (below) to facilitate discussions at home. Books and discussion questions will be sent home with learners in book bags and may be returned after 2 weeks.

Click Here to View Available SEL Literacy Titles
Click Here to Check Out SEL Family Book Bags

GREAT PARENTING READS GREAT PARENTING READS

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The Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The authors explain—and make accessible—the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. The “upstairs brain,” which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. No wonder kids throw tantrums, fight, or sulk in silence. By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child’s brain and foster vital growth.

Complete with age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.
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UnSelfie by Michele Borba

Teens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were thirty years ago. Why is a lack of empathy—which goes hand-in-hand with the self-absorption epidemic Dr. Michele Borba calls the Selfie Syndrome—so dangerous? First, it hurts kids’ academic performance and leads to bullying behaviors. Also, it correlates with more cheating and less resilience. And once children grow up, a lack of empathy hampers their ability to collaborate, innovate, and problem-solve—all must-have skills for the global economy.

In UnSelfie Dr. Borba pinpoints the forces causing the empathy crisis and shares a revolutionary, researched-based, nine-step plan for reversing it.

The good news? Empathy is a trait that can be taught and nurtured. Dr. Borba offers a framework for parenting that yields the results we all want: successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient. UnSelfie is a blueprint for parents and educators who want to kids shift their focus from I, me, and mine…to we, us, and ours.

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Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline & Jim Fay

Designed for preschool and beyond, this helpful and practical psychology-based parenting method is an invaluable guide for all parents! Teach your children healthy responsibility and encourage their character growth from a young age. Learn to establish healthy boundaries with your children through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles.

Trusted by generations of parents, counselors, and teachers to lovingly raise responsible children, Parenting with Love and Logic includes solutions for dozens of specific topics such as:

  • Tantrums
  • Managing screen time
  • Grades and report cards
  • Chores
  • Getting ready for school
  • Peer pressure
  • Cyberbullying
  • Navigating crisis situations and grief
  • And much more!

Each issue is indexed for easy reference. Learn how to tame tempers and re-establish a calm, healthy relationship and positive communication with your child today!

CLICK HERE-Talking to Kids About Violence, Crime, & War

BOOKS THAT HELP KIDS DEVELOP EMPATHY BOOKS THAT HELP KIDS DEVELOP EMPATHY

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Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson

When Emily asks her big sister what the word empathy means, she discovers an answer that will change how she looks at people. Stand in My Shoes shows kids how easy it is to develop empathy toward those around them. Empathy is the ability to notice what other people feel. Empathy is the foundation for all social skills and personal relationships, which make our lives richer and more beautiful.


This book teaches young children the value of noticing how other people feel. We're hoping that many parents read it along with their children.

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The 100 Dresses by Eleanor Estes

Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class feels terrible, and classmate Maddie decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again."

A timeless, gentle tale about bullies, bystanders, and having the courage to speak up.

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Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy’s grandma says they don’t have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren’t much fun, and Jeremy soon sees that the things he has — warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend — are worth more than the things he wants.

2021-2022 Guidance Lessons 2021-2022 Guidance Lessons

Click on the links below to view 2021-2022 lessons, videos, handouts, and other resources.


LESSON ONE: "What Does the Counselor Do?"

K-2 Lesson

3-5 Lesson

Zenergy Chime Breathing

Pufferfish Breathing

Powtoon: The Role of a Counselor

Charles Mortimer Alexander McGee by Maureen Fernandez

The Color Monster by Anna Llenas


LESSON TWO: "My Brain & Feelings"

Kinder Lesson

1st Grade Lesson

2nd Grade Lesson

3rd Grade Lesson

4th Grade Lesson

5th Grade Lesson

Your Brain by Heather Bryant and Maureen Fernandez

3/4 Brain & Feelings Kahoot

5 Brain & Feelings Kahoot

Sesame Street: Cupcake Breathing


LESSON THREE: "Making Healthy Choices"

Kinder Guidance Lesson: Healthy Choices

1st Guidance Lesson: Yes or No?

2nd Guidance Lesson: What is Peer Pressure?

3rd Guidance Lesson: Escaping Peer Pressure

4th Guidance Lesson: Peer Pressure Refusal Skills

5th Guidance Lesson: Peer Pressure Exit Strategies

Stop, Ask First

Social Experiment: Waiting in Line

BrainPop: Peer Pressure


LESSON FOUR: "Communication"

Kinder Guidance Lesson: How to Talk to a New Friend

1st Guidance Lesson: Whole Body Listening

2nd Guidance Lesson: Communicating Through Actions

3rd Guidance Lesson: Active Listening

4th Guidance Lesson: More Than Words

5th Guidance Lesson: Communication Styles

Do You Want to Be My Friend by Eric Carle

Will You Be a Friend of Mine?

Guess the Sounds Game

Elmo Knows How to Listen (Sesame Street)

The Rabbit Listened by Cory Doerfeld


LESSON FIVE: "Perspective"

K-5 Guidance Lesson: Perspective

Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

Draw Starts


LESSON SIX: "Personal Safety"

Tarrant County "Play It Safe" Curriculum

Joe & Suzy Dolls

K-5 Videos (available upon request)

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Kelly Matlock

Town Center Elementary School Counselor

Email: kmatlock@coppellisd.com
Website: www.coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800
Twitter: @TCE_Counselor

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