Get all the links we mentioned here: https://kidscookrealfood.com/teaching-social-emotional-learning/Back to school brings a lot of anxiety for kids, and the more they know how to navigate big emotions and master social communication, the better off they are. It turns out that daily life delivers a plethora of opportunities to help our kids learn how to be social and emotional beings, and my guest today, speech therapist and SEL expert Elizabeth Sautter, will help us see how to be intentional about those opportunities even in the midst of our busy lives. The dinner table and work in the kitchen are incredible arenas to teach kids just about anything, and social and emotional growth is huge. We'll talk about:* modeling emotional regulation and how we talk to ourselves* fascinating strategies to help kids build awareness of their surroundings and other people's nonverbal cues (one of which might even decrease the number of times you have to answer, "What's for dinner?")* how to set your kids up for success with priming* what to do when YOU make a mistake or miss an opportunity for social or emotional learning and the additional opportunity that presents* how to help your children be more resilient to the meanie pants kids out there* what all this does to support neurodiverse kids (e.g. autism, ADHD, etc)* a silver lining to life in the pandemic that can give us all hopeVisit the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse and see how we teach children confidence in the kitchen: https://kidscookrealfood.comFind all the Kids Cook Real Food Healthy Parenting Connector videos at https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4
