Promoting Social, Emotional, & Behavioral Development
I am thrilled to be a guest blogger for The Helpful Counselor today! My name is Maria Dismondy and I’m a children’s book author who writes books geared toward empowering children to be themselves. You may have heard of my best selling book, Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun – or – The Juice Box Bully (coauthored by Bob Sornson). Today, I want to share my newest book with you, The Potato Chip Champ! In this book,... 
I am honored beyond belief to have been named “Favorite Counseling Website” by Liana Lowenstein in her November Newsletter! I’m totally blown away…I have been using Liana’s material ever since I started working with children and families (many moons ago). I first discovered Liana Lowenstein’s work when I started working as a counselor at Whaley Children Center. 85% of... 
It can be very difficult for children (and adults) to let go of past hurts. Hanging onto negative thoughts and feelings towards others can make us feel isolated and overwhelmed by negative emotions. Many of my students hang onto a lot of “emotional baggage” which in turn hinders their ability to move forward, creates distorted thinking patterns, and provides justification for feelings... 
Congratulations goes out to Vickie – the winner of the Friendship and Other Weapons Giveaway! A big THANK YOU goes out to all of my readers who entered the giveaway! Be sure to subscribe to The Helpful Counselor newsletter to be notified of future giveaways. Share this: Pin ItMorePrintEmailShare on TumblrDiggLike this:Like... 
Bullying Prevention Awareness Month is well underway across the country! Given that I cover three buildings and also serve as the MEAP Coordinator for each of my buildings during October, Bullying Prevention Awareness Month is a bit bittersweet. There are so many cool things that I would love to do, but “too many ideas, not enough time” seems to be my middle name lately. Ah…but we do... 
The ever inspiring Tabitha, from Scrapbook of a School Counselor, has put together a lunch bunch linky party so we can check out what each other is doing (and hopefully grab an idea or two!) A lunch bunch may look different for different counselors, but basically a lunch bunch is a group of students who meet with the school counselor/social worker during lunch time with a specific goal in mind. Goals... 
