Diversity Awareness Skills

Diversity Awareness Skills

January 2021


Exploring, understanding and seeking diversity.  Psychologists offer thoughts on helping children build positive identities, respect for others and appreciation for differences. One of eight skills for a lifetime of mental wellness.

The Greatest 8: Skills for a Lifetime of Mental Wellness

A dynamic team of child psychologists exchange insights on healthy emotional and behavioral development in a child’s early years. This is a great series for parents and others who care for children under the age of 9.

Other Episodes

Problem Solving Skills

January 2021

Do You Have a Hammer or a Nail? Psychologists offer tips on teaching children how to recognize when they have a problem, and what to do with it. One of eight skills for a lifetime of mental wellness.

Communication Skills

January 2021

It’s all in the delivery! Psychologists share ideas for helping children become effective communicators. One of eight skills for a lifetime of mental wellness.

Conflict Management & Resolution

January 2021

Tired of being the peacemaker on-call 24/7 to resolve conflicts with your child and their friends or siblings? Psychologists discuss how parents can teach their children the skills needed to resolve conflicts on their own without adult intervention.  These skills involve listening, apologizing, problem-solving, negotiating, and compromising.

Self-Perceived Competence

January 2021

What is self-perceived competence? Self-perceived competence is more than just a child’s self-confidence or esteem, though that is part of it.  Self-perceived competence is a child’s belief in their own abilities. Psychologists talk about the key role parents play in nurturing their children’s self-competence, including both crafting experiences for children to learn new skills and […]

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