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Your Emotions Matter:
Using the RULER approach to support our social and emotional wellbeing during this time of crisis
RULER is an acronym for the 5 key skills of emotional intelligence:
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing and Regulating emotions effectively.
The 4-part video series introduces the RULER tools and approach to support social-emotional learning at home:
- Part 1: Intro to the RULER approach and why your Emotions Matter
- Part 2: Creating and using a Family Charter to improve the emotional climate at home
- Part 3: How to use the Mood Meter to identify emotions
- Part 4: Regulating Emotions during a time of crisis
See More RULER Resources
If you have questions or feedback on this series, please feel free to email Molly Takagi or Maureen MacLeod.
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Team Up!
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Team Up is a Punahou parent education initiative, designed to enrich the educational and learning experience for Punahou families. Team Up resources seek to provide parents with helpful, relevant information from distinguished and informed sources.
Resources in times of crisis:
- Talking to Kids About the Attack on the Capitol
- Talking to Children About Violence
- Helping Children Cope with Frightening News
- How to Talk to Kids About Difficult Subjects
- Explaining the News to Our Kids
- What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary
- What are your reactions to the storming of the capitol by a Pro-Trump Mob?
- Helping Children Cope with Emergencies
- Trauma Informed Mindfulness Practices
In Case You Missed It
Team Up Event (Dec. 3): Coping with Uncertainty, A Conversation with Dr. Christine Carter
Highly acclaimed author and sociologist Dr. Christine Carter and Punahou President Dr. Michael Latham ’86 provided insightful strategies for supporting kids during the current pandemic and beyond.
If you have a moment and if you haven’t already done so, we would love your feedback.
Highly acclaimed author and sociologist Dr. Christine Carter and Punahou President Dr. Michael Latham ’86 provided insightful strategies for supporting kids during the current pandemic and beyond.
If you have a moment and if you haven’t already done so, we would love your feedback.
Upcoming Events
List of 1 events.
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College Counseling Book Club: “How College Works”
Join this virtual event and hear a facilitated discussion on “How College Works” written by Daniel Chambliss and Christopher Takacs.
Co-author Daniel Chambliss, Punahou President Mike Latham ’86 and Director of College Counseling Terri Devine will discuss some of the key factors to consider when researching, selecting, and attending a college.
Family Resources
- Guidance for teenagers on staying steady in the turmoil of the pandemic
- Supporting Teenagers in a Pandemic: Six ways families and schools can foster adolescent development
- A Capacity-Building Framework: Parents and Schools in Partnership
- Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus
- Staying Close While Physical Distancing
- Keeping Kids Motivated for Online Learning
- Create a Family Media Plan
- Cultivating Resilience Through Physical Health and Habits of the Mind
- When Do Teens Feel Loved By Their Parents
- Parenting Cue Cards: Do's and Don't when struggling with what to do in tough parenting situations?
- A parents' guide to media
- How to practice self-care
- Self-Care Resources
- "How would you treat a friend?"
- Positive Self-Talk
- 7 do's and don'ts help your family build empathy skills
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Linda Burch
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PFA May Gathering 2019
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Podcasts
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Videos
Why do Emotions Matter?
Molly Takagi, K – 8 SEEL coordinator at Punahou School, walks parents through a 9-minute presentation about the critical role emotions play in a child’s development.
Molly Takagi, K – 8 SEEL coordinator at Punahou School, walks parents through a 9-minute presentation about the critical role emotions play in a child’s development.
Parenting During A Time of Crisis
Psychologists and school consultants. Rob Evans, Ed.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., discuss ways to help students cope with challenges of distance learning and manage stress.
Psychologists and school consultants. Rob Evans, Ed.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., discuss ways to help students cope with challenges of distance learning and manage stress.
Linda Burch - Parenting in the Digital Age
Read about Linda Burch's visit to campus.
Read about Linda Burch's visit to campus.
Rob Evans & Michael Thompson: Rigor, Emotional Intelligence, and The Real Roots of Success
Read more about Michael Thompson and Rob Evan's visit to campus.
Read more about Michael Thompson and Rob Evan's visit to campus.
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