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Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom: Simple Tools for the New School Year

by Suzanne Tucker

Social emotional learning starts in everyday classroom moments. Explore simple SEL strategies teachers can use to build emotional literacy, support regulation, strengthen relationships, and create a classroom where children feel safe, understood, and ready to learn.

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Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement: A Guide for Parents

by Alex Petrou

Learn how positive vs. negative reinforcement influence your parenting style and the ways positive reinforcers can support your child’s development.

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Helping Your Highly Sensitive Child Gain Confidence

by Rebecca Eanes

When our children are highly sensitive, rejection and criticism hurt more deeply. They get embarrassed easily and have strong emotional reactions, which can make them the target for bullying. Here are 5 tools to boost your child's confidence.

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Healing From A Childhood You Don't Remember

by Ashley Patek

While we may not remember our childhood with our mind and verbal words, our body keeps the score and stores the information it receives from our formative years, namely which parts of us to grow and which to shrink. These downloads show up as patterns in adulthood and in our parenting. Read more.

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9 Mantras I Use When Low On Patience With My Kids

by Ashley Patek

Mantras can change the wiring of our brain and create a new lens to see ourselves, our kids, and the world at large. Here are 9 parenting mantras I use when low on patience with my kids.

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End Sibling Rivalry And Bring Peace Into Your Home

by Ashley Patek

Siblings are natural competitors for attachment, bidding for our love and attention. Here's 3 Parenting Do's and Don'ts when it comes to sibling relationships.

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St. Louis mom’s alternative to timeouts turns into multimillion-dollar business

by Alex Petrou

Suzanne Tucker of Richmond Heights has gone global with a product close to her heart. It’s called the Time-In ToolKit.

Teacher's Biggest Concerns About Returning To School Post COVID-19

by Ashley Patek

We asked teachers across the nation what their biggest concerns were regarding returning back to school, and this is what they told us.

How to help your child (and yourself) overcome overwhelm

by Suzanne Tucker

When You Feel Like You’re Hugging A Porcupine: How to help your child (and yourself) overcome overwhelm. Join us on FB Live this Thursday, Feb 25th 2pm cst/12 PST where we dive into how to identify your child's triggers and lagging skills to focus on skill building BEFORE kids porcupine out. Save your spot by registering here. If you can't attend live, register for the event and we will make the re-play available to you!

Play, Move & Learn! A GENM x MoveMindfully Event

by Suzanne Tucker

GENM is excited to launch our partnership with MoveMindfully® with a Facebook Live Party on Thursday, July 22nd at 2pm CST! These ladies are total rockstars, changing the world by integrating the science of mindfulness, movement, and social-emotional learning into practice through their signature BREATHE-MOVE-REST method.