Essential Human Skills
Essential Human Skills
Bridge Culture, Gender, and Generations
Bridge Culture, Gender, and Generations
Packed with Actionable Exercises
Packed with Actionable Exercises
50+ Countries in Homes, Schools, Workplaces
50+ Countries in Homes, Schools, Workplaces
Happier. Calmer. Wiser.
Happier. Calmer. Wiser.
Skill-Building Cards & Mental Health Tools
What Experts Say:
52 Essential Conversations is a wonderful tool for teachers and parents alike to have anytime, anywhere conversations with young people to build our mutual understanding and our SEL competencies together.
Karen Van Ausdal
VP of Practice, CASEL
These remarkable prompts build on research on social-emotional development and the everyday experiences of children. Such an easy and fun way of building bridges with young people and learning together with them.
Dr. Ross Thompson
Distinguished Professor of Psychology; Former President of ZERO to THREE's Board of Directors
52 Essential cards empower parents with the necessary language to break down barriers of communication with their children to build a healthy and supportive culture of understanding.
Dr. Deborah Helsing
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Your game is just like the best social-emotional learning tools. When you see it, you say “of course!” There’s such a need and how come it hasn’t existed before and in every family household?!
Jennifer Miller
Author, Founder, Confident Parents, Confident Kids
What a cutting-edge opportunity to align social emotional learning at home and in school! 52 Essential cards cover critical topics that both children and parents need to succeed as self-aware participants of the 21st century.
Dr. Linda Nathan
Boston Arts Academy
52 Essential Conversations gives parents what they need to cleverly transform everyday interactions with their children into deeply memorable learning experiences that nurture children to be purposeful and empathetic adults.
Dr. Todd Rose
Harvard Graduate School of Education
★★★★★As a pediatrician, I believe this will help children from Pre-K to High School build true life skills like self-awareness, self-management, and social skills. I recommend that pediatricians and all healthcare providers put these in their waiting rooms.
Marci Klein M.D.
Pediatrician
As an educator and parent of three tween girls, 52 Essential Conversations is the answer to my prayers! It gives me the prompt for the conversation I want to have but am not sure how to start.
Dr. Celine Coggins
Founder, Teach Plus; Former Executive Director, The Grantmakers for Education
Children – and their parents – need help navigating a screen-based world that’s more concerned about ‘me’ than ‘us.' This seemingly simple deck of cards prompts discussion about honesty, kindness, disappointment, and compassion.
Claire Green
President, Parents' Choice Foundation
