304: What confidence is...and what it isn't with Jennifer S. Miller

For nearly thirty years, Jennifer Miller has worked with educators and families to help them become more effective with children through social and emotional learning (SEL). She authored and illustrated the book “Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence In Ourselves and Our Kids” and founded the organization by the same name ten years ago growing an international platform through her blog with more than 23,000 followers in 152 countries world-wide. She has served as a regular expert contributor to NBC’s TODAY Parenting, PBS WNET and Parent Magazine. She conducted and published original peer-reviewed research on parenting with SEL.” She co-founded SEL for Ohio, a statewide network to champion social and emotional learning and serves on the SEL for U.S. Leadership Council. She consults with schools, conducts research and offers webinars on parenting and SEL with partners in Ohio and nationally. She has her master’s degree in Instructional Leadership with a focus on social and emotional development and lives with her husband and fifteen-year-old son in Columbus, Ohio.   In this episode we dig into her research and her book Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids--From Toddlers to Teenagers Explore your copy soon Connect with Jennifer Miller online: https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org  https://twitter.com/JenniferSMiller  https://www.facebook.com/confidentparentsconfidentkids  https://www.instagram.com/jennifersmithmiller1/ We are so grateful to our amazing sponsor: Mackin They have made our special mini series on SEL possible. Please be sure to learn more about their resources: https://home.mackin.com/  

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