In support of Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, NBC News today launched a Social & Emotional section on its award-winning Parent Toolkit website - a one-stop online resource available in English and Spanish - for parents navigating their children's development in the classroom and beyond. Produced by NBC News' Education Nation and sponsored by Pearson, the new section contains tips on how to improve emotional competency, relationship-building and social skills.
Based on research about emotional intelligence - a concept popularized in 1995 by Daniel Goldman, author and co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) - the new section features guides, broken down by grade level, to help parents with their child's social and emotional development. Concepts highlighted in the section are based on CASEL's five interrelated sets of competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. The new section also features insights and advice from teachers, academic experts and renowned research centers, including the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and The Rutgers Social-Emotional Learning Lab. Using the Toolkit, parents can also access academic benchmarks and tips focused on math, English language arts, and health and wellness for pre-k through high school. The Social & Emotional section is available for Android devices on the Parent Toolkit App, and will launch on iOs devices later this month. Plans to enhance the website and app include original video content, which will launch next year.Videos