Counselor’s Corner

February 2024

Connect, EMPOWER, Correct

Empowering kids is grounded in the belief that providing them with the tools, skills, and support to take an active role in their own lives contributes to their overall well-being, development, and success.

Aligning with our Portrait of a Learner, empowerment develops a sense of purpose and direction. They understand that their actions can have a positive impact on themselves and others.

Natural curiosity spurs initiative to solve problems in new and creative ways. All we have to do is ask ourselves: Did I allow them VOICE and CHOICE?

Importance of Choice

Empower Through Choices:

• Offer age-appropriate choices to empower your child.
• Encourage decision-making within limits to build a sense of autonomy.

“You can do your reading right after dinner or right before bedtime. Which is better for you?”

February Second Step Lessons

Grades K-5 are focusing on empathy & kindness this month in Second Step lessons. Identifying a problem, considering another point of view, and collaborating for solutions are skills we will practice. Grade 6 is focusing on thoughts, emotions, and decisions. Discussions will revolve around the relationship between our thoughts and emotions.



A Note about Parent Coaching

We believe that when schools and families work together, we create an environment where every child can thrive. Parent Coaching is just one of the ways we are committed to supporting you in your important role as a parent.

We have a resource available to us for this in parentguidance.org, a Utah-based non-profit that is offering parents weekly online coaching sessions and self-paced online courses dealing with things like anxiety, depression, social media, grief, and self-help.