Listen, if you grew up with Daniel Tiger (or any PBS show) or Bluey or Stinky and Dirty or any kids show, you were learning this stuff. (And your caregiver was feeling guilty they weren't as calm as mom and dad.)
These are benchmarks for social emotional learning. As parents of kids with anxiety, the glaring message is that challenges exist in every category. For example, learning to calm down under self-management is a challenge for anxious kids. It's well researched (see our links for research and resources) information that has become very important in recent years. Why now? Because of the explosion of anxiety in kids since Covid-19. It's very stressful out there. |