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Adam Grant on teaching children about disagreement…

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!
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Bedtime stories about race for young children

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

This is a book a have read the last two years to our youngest students at Seven Hills, Thanks for this link, Mrs. Miller, about what books parents can read to children at bedtime about race! Bedtime stories about race

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Empathy and Kindness, now more than ever…

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

  How to foster empathy and kindness in children This article in the Washington Post is timely as we help children navigate not only their own relationships, but watch the tenor of the presidential election this fall, and sometimes even … Continue reading →

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