Social and Emotional Skills Resources
This page is a collection of recommended resources and information for parents, adults, children and teens, and professionals.
These resources can help you on your journey of learning more about social and emotional skills, but don’t know where to begin.
Choose a sub-heading below to quickly jump to the resources you are looking for.
Social and Emotional Skills - Parent & Caregiver Resources
Recommended Reading on Social and Emotional Skills
The following list of books are recommended reading:
- Self-Regulation and Mindfulness: Over 82 Exercises & Worksheets for Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD & Autism Spectrum Disorder by Varleisha Gibbs.
- 2, 4, 6, 8 This Is How We Regulate: 75 Play Therapy Activities to Increase Mindfulness in Children by Tracy Turner-Bumberry.
- Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping Strategies to Help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger by Janine Halloran.
- How to Be a Superhero Called Self-Control! Superpowers to Help Younger Children to Regulate Their Emotions and Senses by Lauren Brukner. For ages 4-7.
- Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia.
- Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere by Kira Willey.
Supporting Children’s Emotional Health & Well-Being
Emotional regulation skills are crucial for children’s healthy development. This webinar can help parents to develop strategies and plans to help children cope with:
- a range of emotions
- form and maintain good relationships
- manage change and uncertainty
- maintain a healthy lifestyle
Anxiety Canada – Anxiety in Children
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns for children and adults, affecting upwards of 20% of children and adolescents over the lifespan.
Parents play an essential role in helping their child or teen manage anxiety. This video on Fight Flight Freeze is a quick guide to anxiety for kids.
MAP for Children and Teens
My Anxiety Plan (MAP) from Anxiety Canada is a free, self-paced, online anxiety management program designed to help children with anxiety. MAP is a resource for parents and caregivers to help anxious children or teens using practical strategies and tools to manage anxiety.
Social Thinking
Social Thinking has been a resource for professionals and families for many years. Their website has a Free Stuff Portal with ideas and resources to foster the development of your childs’ social competencies.
Self-Reg 101
Shanker Self-Reg® is a process, grounded in new science, for developing growth and promoting self-regulation, and dealing with stress.
This website can provide resources to help you to learn how to read, reframe, and respond to behaviour, strong emotions, dysregulation, and much more.
Social and Emotional Skills - Child & Teen Resources
Anxiety Canada – Anxiety in Children
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns for children and adults, affecting upwards of 20% of children and adolescents over the lifespan.
Parents play an essential role in helping their child or teen manage anxiety. This video on Fight Flight Freeze is a quick guide to anxiety for kids.
MAP for Children and Teens
My Anxiety Plan (MAP) from Anxiety Canada is a free, self-paced, online anxiety management program designed to help children with anxiety. MAP is a resource for parents and caregivers to help anxious children or teens using practical strategies and tools to manage anxiety.
Daylio Journal App
This app is free and is a self-care journal with the ability to track goals and it includes a Mood Diary and Happiness Tracker. The app can help you to become more aware of your moods and feelings and can track trends.
Available for iOS and android.
Social and Emotional Skills - Adult Resources
Tools to Promote Emotional Well-Being
Are you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed or unmotivated? You’re not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic took a huge toll on our short-term and long-term mental and physical health. In this webinar, you will learn tips and tricks to manage your mental well-being and cope with stress.
Managing Adult ADHD and Anxiety
The nature of ADHD often makes day-to-day life stressful. In this workshop, adults with ADHD will learn coping mechanisms for anxiety.
Self-Compassion, Self-Care, and Mindfulness for Adult ADHD
ADHD doesn’t go away, but it can be managed with self-compassion and self-care. This means prioritizing things like sleep, exercise, nutritious food, doing things you enjoy, daily mindfulness and making time for yourself.
My Anxiety Plan – Anxiety Canada
MAP for Adults is designed as a self-help program that you can work through at your own pace. You will learn how to identify anxiety symptoms and strategies to balance your thoughts. MAPs for adults can be used on your own or while working with a mental health provider who can help guide you through the program.
Social and Emotional Skills - Professional Resources
Helping Your Child Make Friends & Supporting their Social Development
Good social skills allow children to enjoy better peer relationships. Parents play an important role in fostering these skills, as do the other adults in their lives. In this live and interactive webinar, you will learn strategies to help children:
- Make and keep friends
- Understand social rules
- Learn to be empathetic
- Learn to assert themselves and avoid fights
- Develop conversation and communication skills
- Learn to follow expected behaviours.
Social Thinking
Social Thinking has been a resource for professionals and families for many years. Their website has a Free Stuff Portal with ideas and resources to foster the development of your childs’ social competencies.
Anxiety Canada – Anxiety in Children
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns for children and adults, affecting upwards of 20% of children and adolescents over the lifespan.
Parents play an essential role in helping their child or teen manage anxiety. This video on Fight Flight Freeze is a quick guide to anxiety for kids.
Social-Emotional Topics for CanLearn Friends
Emotional regulation skills are crucial for children’s healthy development. These podcasts from Catherine Masou’s Cat’s Calming Corner can help children cope with: