The Cool Rules

Schools and organizations use the Cool Kids curriculum to teach Kindergarten-6th grade students how to apply character traits and the five Cool Rules to common social and emotional situations:

  1. Stay Cool
  2. Work it Out
  3. Give Respect
  4. Get it Done
  5. Be Confident 

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Raising Confident Kids, by Dr. Brad Schwall

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Confidence helps children:
  • Recognize their strengths and growth areas
  • Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts
  • Resist peer pressure
  • Recover from disappointments and upsetting situations

How to Build Confidence

Attention Shows Children they Are Important  

  • Listen
  • Be involved
  • Respond to their questions and observations
  • Empathize with disappointments
  • Encourage them to do their best
  • Guide them to understand that everyone has different skills, abilities, and personalities

Affirmation Helps Children Recognize their Strengths

  • Make affirmations specific
  • Affirm their inner qualities as well as skills or abilities
  • Affirm behaviors you want to encourage
  • Affirm effort and improvement 

 

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