Children and Parents – Page 2 – Flawless Foundation

Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating

Blog, Children and ParentsBy Team Flawless

By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern This summer, Team Flawless was represented at the RULER Institute for a training called, “Creating Emotionally Intelligent Schools.” This highly interactive training provided administrators, teachers, and staff for grades pre-K through 12 with an introduction to skills to develop their own emotional skills as well as tools to implement the…

(Re)Thinking Kids: Problem-Solving Skills for Challenging Behaviors

Blog, Children and Parents, Families as Partners in Care, Mental Health AdvocacyBy Team Flawless

By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern There are more than 15 million kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in North America alone. Most are misunderstood and being ineffectively disciplined. I learned this recently, when I attended a Tier 1 training for “Think:Kids in Collaborative Problem Solving,” led by Think:Kids Director & Founder, Dr. Stuart Ablon…

Emotional Intelligence: A Key Ingredient in School Safety

Blog, Children and Parents, Hope for Mental HealthBy Team Flawless

Teachers go into education with eyes wide open, aware of its many challenges. They know that the pay might be low, the hours long, the to-do lists seemingly endless, and that they may have to toe the line between caregiver and educator for many students. Until recently, however, teachers wouldn’t begin their careers thinking that…

A More Flawless World with Think:Kids

Blog, Children and Parents, Families as Partners in CareBy Team Flawless

“Why do you do what you do?” Kathleen McNamara posed this question to a room full of educators, school administrators, clinicians, social workers, and mental health professionals on the opening day of the Tier 2 Collaborative Problem Solving Training with Think:Kids. While some people may take jobs because of the salary or the prestige, the…

Let’s Be Clear: The Problem Isn’t in Students’ Backpacks

Blog, Children and ParentsBy Team Flawless

Around the country, students have been returning to school from spring break, an important opportunity to recharge before the final push to the end of the year. For students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, this chance to rest, connect with friends outside of school, and spend time with family was particularly needed after the…

Post ’16 Election Resources: How to Talk With Kids & Stress Management

Blog, Children and ParentsBy Team Flawless

Wondering how to talk about the election with kids? Our friends The Meeting House published a helpful interview with Scott Baytosh, Head of Alexandria Country Day School who has some tips for creating dialogue with kids. Reassure kids they are safe and emphasize democratic values: What Do We Tell the Children? Keep the conversation open…

In the Sleep Revolution, Be the Change You Wish to See in the World

Blog, Children and Parents, Flawless World, Mental Health AdvocacyBy Team Flawless

Now that the springtime is here in the Northern Hemisphere, it feels a bit like everyone has came out of their hibernation and started moving at full speed! This past week was a particularly busy one for me and my staff at the Flawless Foundation; while it was a rewarding and productive time with four…

Pediatric Psychopharmocology – 6th Annual Oregon Children’s Mental Health Conference

Children and Parents, Past EventsBy Team Flawless

On April 9 we will be live at the Oregon Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry’s 6th Annual Oregon Children’s Mental Health Conference in Portland, OR! Follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #OCCAP and on our feed @flawlessgrats!

A Crash of #FlawlessLove!

Blog, Children and Parents, Mental Health AdvocacyBy Team Flawless

Friday morning, after I dropped my son off at school, I had a phone meeting with one of my favorite colleagues, mental health advocate Gina Nikkel of the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care. Suddenly, there was a loud crash; I abruptly ended the call. A car had rear-ended me. I was okay, and…

I Am Strong…

Blog, Children and ParentsBy Team Flawless

“I am strong, I am bold… my own power, I can hold.” — Bent on Learning Student Mantra In keeping with our series inspired by the Kennedy Forum’s Mental Health State of the Union, this week we focus on prevention. Recently, we attended a gala to benefit Bent on Learning, a nonprofit that brings yoga…