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Unlocking the Power of Positive Discipline: A Guide for Today's Parents

Nurturing Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood Education: A Foundation for Lifelong Success

Shaping Futures: The Power of SEL in Early Childhood Education

Transforming Education: Zoy's Approach to Strengthening Social-Emotional Skills through Teacher-Student Bonds

Join us in a deep dive into Zoy's transformative educational approach, where strengthening teacher-student bonds is critical to developing social-emotional skills. Discover innovative strategies for educators and parents to build a more empathetic, understanding, and emotionally intelligent future generation.

5 Effective Ways to Infuse Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) into Your Preschool Classroom

Elevate your preschool classroom with Zoy's playful approach to Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Explore five engaging strategies, including our 15-minute SEL adventure and themed monthly spotlights.

Fostering Social-Emotional Learning in Preschool: Zoy's Expert Guide for Educators and Counselors

Explore Zoy's expert guide on preschool behavior management and SEL strategies. From setting clear expectations to fostering a positive learning environment, our educators and psychologists share valuable insights to enhance your preschool classroom.

6 Essential Pillars to Effective Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Explore 6 pillars for successful Social and Emotional Learning in education. Nurture holistic development in children. Join us for a brighter future!

A Comprehensive Approach to Nurturing Social-Emotional Learning in Children

Explore expert insights on managing behavior in children through social-emotional learning (SEL) for stronger, brighter futures.

Why Your Kid's Social Skills Matter Now More Than Ever

Teaching your child appropriate social skills is not an easy task to accomplish. Let Zoy help solve this problem for you!

Calm-Down Toolkit for Social Emotional Learning

Calm down toolkits are a meaningful way for your child to self-regulate. Follow our link here for calm kids!

The Benefits Of A Storybook App: 5 Reasons To Install Them Today

As parents, we love reading our children special picture book stories, and the new trend of storybook apps is changing the way we access books in exciting ways.

Social Emotional Learning Craft: Ghost Breathing Buddy

Deep breathing is a great technique to teach your child to help them self-regulate. Make it fun with our ghost buddy breathing social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!!

What is SEL - and Why Is It So Important?

We wrote this quick blog to take the mystery out of the fancy words. We’ll define it simply, explain why it’s so important, and give you some research stats.

Bionic Reading: The New “Hack” that Shows Promise for Neurodivergent Readers

In addition to an extremely positive social media response, the best feedback for bionic reading so far has been from readers with conditions such as dyslexia and ADHD.

Toddlers and Tablets: What Does the Research Say?

Toddlers love to play with touch-screen tablets, but what are the risks?

4 Easy Ways to Help Kids Build Social and Emotional Skills

You know social and emotional skills are important for kids to learn. But how do you easily teach them, or bring them into your daily routine?

Co-Regulation vs. Self-Regulation: What’s the Difference?

Supporting a child with co-regulation will help them develop stronger self-regulation skills as they grow.

How Playing in Nature Builds Social-Emotional Skills

“No barefooted, tree climbing, frog holding, mud pie baking, cloud spotting, puddle stomping, bird calling, wild foraging, star gazing, firefly chasing, den building, stream paddling, rock hunting moment with Mother Earth is ever wasted.” - Nicolette Sowder

How to Model Social and Emotional Skills

Your ability to understand and manage your emotions can have a direct impact on how a child learns to do the same.

Kids and Emotions: What Do I Say in the Moment?

You might have grown up hearing phrases like “stop crying” and “no hitting.” These words don’t let kids learn how to process emotions and make good choices.

The Superpowers of Asperger’s Syndrome

Asperger’s, American Psychological Association, social skills, problem-solving skills, routine

The Zoy Story: Who Are We?

If you’ve ever been on a plane, you’ve heard a flight attendant say that if the oxygen masks come down, you need to put your own mask on before helping others. It’s hard to support a child when you don’t feel supported - so we made the first platform that does both.

What Research Says about the Benefits of Social-Emotional Learning

Children enrolled in social-emotional programs showed significant improvement in social competence, emotional competence, behavioral self-regulation, early learning skills, and reduced behavioral and emotional challenges.

How Social Emotional Learning & Emotional Regulation Impacts Daily Activities

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a popular term, but what does it mean? A child psychologist breaks down the basics and information that every parent should know.

The Basics of Social-Emotional Learning

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a popular term, but what does it mean? A child psychologist breaks down the basics and information that every parent should know.

Family Centeredness: Do Your Children Feel Like They Belong?

Children feel centered in families where they feel their unique identities, experiences, feelings, and beliefs are accepted and respected.

Does Video Chatting Help or Harm Babies and Toddlers?

Video chatting with young children is a great way to stay emotionally and socially connected. If it’s done the right way, it may actually benefit their development.

Storybooks Teach Children About What They (and Others) Are Feeling

Reading stories to children entertains them, broadens their vocabulary, and strengthens emotional bonds. It also teaches children about their emotional responses.

The Crucial Skill Your Child Needs to Recognize and Control Emotions

What is interoception, actually - and what does it have to do with your child’s mental health, their behavior, and their future?