Our world is filled with complicated social situations that can be sticky to navigate—both emotionally and socially. It’s important to realize that within these situations, regulating emotions/behaviors and managing social communication go hand in hand. Understanding this connection helps to broaden the lens, look at the whole child, and focus on working as a team to determine the practical applications that work for each child.

This presentation will offer insights and examples of the “glue” that makes social and emotional learning stick. It’s geared toward parents/caregivers, educators, and other professionals working with students who have social cognitive, executive functioning, and/or emotional regulation challenges. An overview of these areas will be discussed along with what various challenges look like, and commonly used curricula/frameworks will be provided. The majority of the presentation will focus on practical tools, concepts, and suggestions that can easily be used the next day to build on each child’s strengths and interests to support your children at home, school, work, and in the community. Participants will learn to embrace teachable moments using brain based strategies for success.