Happy Holidays!
At ChildBuilders, we wish you a restful holiday break after a successful Fall semester. This brief newsletter contains a few reminders to get your Spring Semester off to a great start when you return to campus in 2025.
Website Maintenance
Please note that over the holiday break, ChildBuilders will undergo maintenance on our website that will result in downtime. If you receive a downtime alert while trying to access a resources, please try again later. If something is not working persistently, please use the “Support” link in the footer to submit an alert to our IT team.
Curricum Updates
Stand Strong • Stay Safe – Early Childhood
- Final Scripts in English and Spanish can be downloaded from the Early Childhood Landing Page as a packet. The latest update was made in October.
- Stand Strong Safety Skills Poster can now be downloaded and printed in English and Spanish from your curriculum pages.
Stand Strong • Stay Safe – Elementary
- Our team is actively revising this curriculum. While the full revisions won’t be available until next summer, some critical updates are being rolled out as we go – especially when these updates address concerns that you have brought to our attention.
- Parent Letters (PDF and WORD) were updated to offer clearer language for districts where the parent opt-in requirement is only for abuse-specific lessons. As always, edit these templates to suit your needs.
- Updates to the following Lower Elementary resources were made to streamline teaching and facilitate compliance with parental opt-in requirements. You will need to be logged into your account to view these resources.
- Lesson 1 Script
- Lesson 2 Script
- Lesson 3 Script: Changes to the activity
- Lesson 3 Slide Deck PDF or PPTX
- Lesson 4 Script: Streamlined content and activity
- Lesson 4 Slide Deck PDF or PPTX
- Lesson 5 Script: Updated lesson title and removed references to abuse – focus on Emotional Safety
- Lesson 5 Slide Deck PDF (Coming Soon) or PPTX
- Lesson 5 Emotional Safety Sheet
- There have been some housekeeping changes to how the materials are arranged on the curriculum pages. Please reach out to us if you can’t find something you are looking for.
Mid-Year Data Collection
If you have used ChildBuilders programs this year or are planning to, we would love to hear how it’s going! Are you seeing success with your programs? Have you faced roadblocks we can help with? Please complete the following forms as they pertain to you to give us an update on how your year with ChildBuilders programs is going.
Upcoming Webinars
Mark your calendars! Our Spring Webinar Calendar is now available to download and share with your school community. Please share with colleagues and families!
Please note that our Educator Webinars and Professional Development opportunities will be made by booking only. Check out our catalog and contact us to make a request.
Current Flyers: Webinars for Parents | Talleres para padres
Webinars for Parents/Caregivers
Creating a Nurturing Home Environment for Children
Children need connection and guidance to grow into healthy adults. This workshop will help you learn to parent with connection in mind, using empathy and assertiveness to reach that goal.
Using Empathy in Discipline
Parenting is about the day-to-day interactions we have with our children that build trust and love. This presentation will focus on connecting with your children while disciplining. Learn to set boundaries and hold children accountable.
Feeling Stressed? Learn Mindful Parenting
Find a new way to respond to the stress of parenting, calm your mind, and be kinder to yourself and your kids. With Spanish interpretation.
You've Got This: Parenting And Children's Mental Health
Learn about signs & symptoms of mental health concerns in young children and 3 strategies for helping children. With Spanish interpretation.
Keeping Children Safe in a Troubled World
Learn to identify signs and symptoms of abuse and explore ways to keep children safe from abuse & trauma.
When Life Gets Hard: Parenting Through Trauma
Learn about trauma’s effect on development and behavior and come away with 5 strategies to help children heal. With Spanish interpretation.
