Compassionate Discipline in Practice
By Maddy Pribanova, CEI Intern Overcoming Resistance Sometimes compassion and communication are not enough. The experience of child...
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June Naureckas
- Oct 9, 2018
- 3 min
Therapeutic Effects of Listening to and Making Music
By June Naureckas, CEI Intern In my previous blog on Music Therapy and Trauma, I gave a general overview of music therapy. Listening to...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
3 Must-Read Books for 2018
Reflective educators are effective educators For teachers and leaders to be at their personal and professional best, it is essential that...
June Naureckas
- Sep 13, 2018
- 3 min
Music Therapy for Traumatized Children
By June Naureckas, CEI Intern Although school-aged children (ages 5-12) react to trauma differently from adults, their most likely...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Aug 13, 2018
- 3 min
Benefits of Structured Art-Making for Children
June Naukeras, CEI Intern It’s Natural The relative success of pediatric art therapy may stem from its roots in natural childhood...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
Early Childhood Trauma and Self-Inflicted Injury: Building Trust
By Suzan Mullane, CEI Research Associate and Faculty The number of children who experience tremendous horror in the first years of life...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jul 23, 2018
- 2 min
Yoga Games
By: Madison Rogas, CEI Intern Asana Games Asana, or pose, games are great ways to get preschoolers up and moving and teaches them to be...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jul 9, 2018
- 3 min
Promoting Strong Neuroplasticity and Grit in Early Childhood
Suzan Mullane, CEI Faculty and Trustee “You have to fix the hole in the soul before you can teach grit” (Oprah Winfrey 2018, CBS This...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jul 6, 2018
- 3 min
Opportunities for Trauma Education Online
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern Free Online Training. Many organizations whose purpose is to advocate for Topics include: The Role of Trauma...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jul 3, 2018
- 3 min
The Trauma of Immigrating to America: An Interview with a Seasoned Immigration Lawyer
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern I spoke with Ben Simpson, an immigration lawyer with Cohen Formane Barone, LLP who has been connecting science...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jun 29, 2018
- 3 min
A Change in Policy is Not Enough: Why Swift Reunification of Families is Imperative
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern Emotional Support in ICE Detention Centers While some administrators attempt to reassure the public that the...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jun 15, 2018
- 2 min
Separating Children from Families at the Border Has Short-and Long-Term Mental Health Consequences
By Dana Asby, CEI Intern and Christine Mason, Executive Director At CEI, we, like many around the world, are struggling to understand how...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jun 11, 2018
- 3 min
Oprah and Congress Agree: Trauma-Informed Care Deserves our Attention
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern Oprah has been campaigning about the transformative nature of using TIC to better understand exactly what these...
Center for Educational Improvement
- May 15, 2018
- 4 min
Supporting Secure Attachment and Self-Regulation through Mindfulness in Traumatized Children
By Dana Asby, CEI Intern Consequences of Erratic Parent Behavior and Insecure Attachment Attachment is a how children use their...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Aug 2, 2016
- 1 min
CEI Becomes a Pioneer in the Children’s Well-being Initiative
CEI is overjoyed to announce that our “Heart-Centered 21st Century Learning” project has been named a Pioneer in the Children’s...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jul 7, 2016
- 2 min
Trauma-Sensitive Schools
By Amber Nicole Dilger, CEI Intern. The feeling of being safe and secure allows us to take risks and explore our world. This freedom to...
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