Where I learned it all : wilderness therapy
The classroom container : bringing together the four essential ingredients
Ingredient #1 : emotional attunement : working with children's emotions
Ingredient #2; behavioral boundaries : working with children's behaviors
Ingredient #3; valuing struggle : struggle is where all learning happens
Ingredient #4; safety : creating an emotionally safe environment
Working with parents
Teaching the skills
Skill #1 : feelings checks
Skill #2 : emotional attunement
Skill #3 : assertive communication
Skill #4 : own+ership of problems and problem-solving
Skill #5 : executive functioning and organizational awareness
Skill #6 : mindfulness practices : sitting with feelings and discomfort
Skill #7 : perspective taking
Skill #8 : delayed gratification.