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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGIES
(FOR PARENTS AND FOR KIDS)

The Power of the Words You Choose to Use

Lydia Soifer, PhD

VIDEO

Materials:
Positive Things to Say to Kids (JPG Format)
Positive Words and Phrases (JPG Format)

Book Recommendations:
Teaching Kids to Be Kind (A Guide to Raising Compassionate and Caring Children), by Rachel Tomlinson (2020)
The Best Colors, by Barbara Taff, an inspirational gift to pre-school and elementary age children, their parents, and teachers about discovering friendship and acceptance through the mixing of primary colors.

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More About Lydia Soifer

Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton

Returning to Class and Campus: Strategies to Ease Anxiety and Improve Mental Health Following the Pandemic

Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD

Understanding and Addressing Your Child’s Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic

Mary Murphy, PhD

“Put Your Oxygen Mask On First”
Simple Parenting Tools
for Complex Little Kids

David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP

Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools

RULER: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating Emotions

Elena White, Miller-Driscoll School Counselor

Jennifer Ringelheim, Cider Mill 3rd Grade Teacher,
Co-Chair District SEL Committee

Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19:
“How Can We Help Our Children?”

David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP

Coping With Uncertainty As School Begins:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves

Mary Murphy, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: Coping As School Begins
(PDF Format)

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More About Mary Murphy

Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services

The Path Back to School:
Supporting Families and Children for the Next Transition

Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials: Back to School (PDF Format)

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Coping with Uncertainty and Loss:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves

Mary Murphy, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: Coping with Uncertainty and Loss (PDF Format)

Relevant Material: Resources for Dealing with Grief and Loss (PDF Format)

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More About Mary Murphy

Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services

Mindful Parents, Mindful Families:
Effective Parenting in Trying Times

Tracey Masella, LCSW

VIDEO

Materials: Effective Parenting (PDF Format)

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More About Tracey Masella

Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Silver Hill Hospital

Academic Coaching:
Empowering Students with ADHD and
Executive Function Challenges

Kelly Schwenkmeyer, MEd

VIDEO

Materials: Academic Coaching (PDF Format)

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Preparing Your Child for a Socially Successful Holiday Season

Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials:  Preparing for the Holidays
(PDF Format)

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More About Meghan Cave

PREVIOUS  PRESENTATIONS

Each listing contains information about that presentation and speaker; downloadable materials; and a link to the video

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGIES
(FOR PARENTS AND FOR KIDS)

The Power of the Words You Choose to Use

Lydia Soifer, PhD

VIDEO

Materials:
Positive Things to Say to Kids (JPG Format)
Positive Words and Phrases (JPG Format)

Book Recommendations:
Teaching Kids to Be Kind (A Guide to Raising Compassionate and Caring Children), by Rachel Tomlinson (2020)
The Best Colors, by Barbara Taff, an inspirational gift to pre-school and elementary age children, their parents, and teachers about discovering friendship and acceptance through the mixing of primary colors.

More About this Presentation

More About Lydia Soifer

Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton

Returning to Class and Campus: Strategies to Ease Anxiety and Improve Mental Health Following the Pandemic

Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD

Understanding and Addressing Your Child’s Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic

Mary Murphy, PhD

“Put Your Oxygen Mask On First”
Simple Parenting Tools
for Complex Little Kids

David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP

Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools

RULER: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating Emotions

Elena White, Miller-Driscoll School Counselor

Jennifer Ringelheim, Cider Mill 3rd Grade Teacher,
Co-Chair District SEL Committee

Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19:
“How Can We Help Our Children?”

David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP

Coping With Uncertainty As School Begins:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves

Mary Murphy, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: Coping As School Begins
(PDF Format)

More About this Presentation

More About Mary Murphy

Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services

The Path Back to School:
Supporting Families and Children for the Next Transition

Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials: Back to School (PDF Format)

More About this Presentation

More About Justyna Balzar

Coping with Uncertainty and Loss:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves

Mary Murphy, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: Coping with Uncertainty and Loss (PDF Format)

Relevant Material: Resources for Dealing with Grief and Loss (PDF Format)

More About this Presentation

More About Mary Murphy

Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services

Mindful Parents, Mindful Families:
Effective Parenting in Trying Times

Tracey Masella, LCSW

VIDEO

Materials: Effective Parenting (PDF Format)

More About this Presentation

More About Tracey Masella

Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Silver Hill Hospital

Academic Coaching:
Empowering Students with ADHD and
Executive Function Challenges

Kelly Schwenkmeyer, MEd

VIDEO

Materials: Academic Coaching (PDF Format)

More About this Presentation

More About Kelly Schwenkmeyer

Preparing Your Child for a Socially Successful Holiday Season

Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials:  Preparing for the Holidays
(PDF Format)

More About this Presentation

More About Meghan Cave