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Tasty. NBC Charlotte. Why Emotional Learning May Be As Important As The ABCs. By Maanvi Singh, NPR Thomas O’Donnell’s kindergarten kids are all hopped up to read about Twiggle the anthropomorphic Turtle. “Who can tell me why Twiggle here is sad,” O’Donnell asks his class at Matthew Henson Elementary School in Baltimore. “Because he doesn’t have no friends,” a student pipes up. And how do people look when they’re sad? “They look down!” The whole class screams out.

Yeah, Twiggle is lonely. These are crucial skills we all need to learn, even in preschool and kindergarten. So shouldn’t schools teach kids about emotions and conflict negotiation in the same way they teach math and reading? Emotional Intelligence 101 Twiggle is part of a program called Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies, or PATHS. Matthew Henson Elementary is one of about 1,500 schools around the country using this program, which was first developed in the 1980s. Every week, students get two 15- to 20-minute lessons on themes like self-control and treating others with respect.

“Sorry!” The Long Game. Goodful. Plain Chicken. Cooking Panda. Fight Fake news. Know who is reputable. SimpleReminders.com. Viral Thread. Neighborhood girls;) Housekeeping 101. MrKuwait. Funny videos and pictures. 66 Positive Things You Should Be Saying to Your Child. In a world where saying "no" is usually a lot easier than saying "yes," it is important to bring up children who don't feel that negativity has a higher value than positivity. Encouraging words can have a truly lasting effect on your kiddo years and years after you've said them, so we should choose to use phrases that will make them feel good about themselves inside and out, things that will stick with them as words that got them through tough times.

Whether you want to tell them how great they were at their soccer game, or how much you love spending time with them, here are 66 positive and encouraging things to say to your child on a daily basis. I'm grateful for you. You make me proud. Your words are meaningful. What will you say to your child today? POPSUGAR, the #1 independent media and technology company for women.

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