The Benefits of Social & Emotional Learning - An interview with Marcelle Waldman

CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 101

In this week’s episode I talk to educator, parent and founder of FeelLinks; Marcelle Waldman. FeelLinks is a hands-on resource for kids that has plush emotion dolls and a journal. We had such a great conversation about how we can support social and emotional learning at home, through listening to what our kids are saying. The topics we cover are:

  • Benefits of social and emotional learning

  • How working on your own emotions helps you understand societies emotions

  • The importance of listening to our emotions

  • How social and emotional learning doesn’t just take place at school

  • Listening to your kids and learning from them

  • How to model identifying your emotions and dealing with them

  • Making plans when emotions are calm

  • When emotions are high, realizing why that’s not the teachable moment

  • How journalling can be beneficial

About The Guest: Marcelle Waldman

Marcelle Waldman lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children. She is a certified K-5 elementary educator, which means having the incredible opportunity to teach some of their youngest learners in kindergarten and preschool. She has also served as the preschool director. Marcelle has completed extensive coursework in psychology, child development, youth mental health and she is Youth Mental Health First Aid trained. Being a community educator - she is focused on children, brain development, behaviors, emotions and overall emotional intelligence. Alongside this, she is an avid community volunteer, having served on the school’s PTA board as vice president and president, contributed to many School District committees, currently sit on the Issaquah Schools Foundation programs committee, and volunteers for the Ladybug House, an end of life hospice and palliative care program. Marcelle’s company FeelLinks is a hands-on resource for children. It promotes growth in lifelong skills in emotional intelligence; self-awareness, social-awareness, self-management, and relationships skills. 

​​Website - Myfeellinks.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/myfeellinks

Instagram - @myfeellinks 

You can find the FeelLinks Journal and dolls here - https://myfeellinks.com

And remember, don’t forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

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