April Brown
April Brown (M.Ed) is the program director of the Center for Cognitive Diversity, an education and parenting writer, curriculum developer and instructional coach for teachers. Formerly, April taught and held leadership positions in mainstream and alternative settings spanning PK-8th grade in the United States and internationally. She’s passionate about exploring how to disrupt structures that perpetuate systems of oppression and address unbalanced power dynamics at home and school so learning is empowering for all children. She’s an advocate for kids.
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Psychologist Roxy Pittman offers three tips for parents on how to support kids emotionally as they go back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When kids experience big feelings, it's difficult not to become upset right along with them, but there are ways we can stay calm and support our children as they work through their feelings and move toward emotional regulation. Here are some tips.
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