Scalable, strength-based SEL tools for schools & districts. Flexible licensing, measurable results, and full training support.
“Time-Ins” are a connection-based alternative to time-outs that we have been introducing into homes and classrooms since 2016. Instead of punishing or sending children away when they struggle, caregivers learn how to connect and guide kids through the steps for regulating emotions at any age --> name it, feel it, and heal it.
In just 5 minutes per day, adults learn how to turn everyday conflicts and big emotions into moments of connection and learning, reducing stress and power struggles.
Our playful tools educate children and adults in moments of calm, building safety, trust, and vital life skills like self-awareness. These same tools can then be used to support emotional regulation in stressful times as well.
Created by child development specialists and trusted by schools, nonprofits, the US Military, YMCA's, & 100k+ families. Trauma informed + brain-based tools that work.
Work alongside passionate providers and influence the future of education.
There is a connection between punishment-based discipline, lost class time, and the many inequitable PreK suspensions that fuel the school-to-prison pipeline.
GENM tools educate rather than punish children who are still learning to regulate their emotions.
Reduce Unwanted Behaviors In the Classroom
Decrease Teacher Burn-Out
Cost and Time-Effective Solutions
Simple Enough to Share with Families/Caregivers
CASEL's National SEL Standards Aligned
It's true! Research shows that play helps to stir up neuron activity in the front end of the brain—the part that plays a critical role in regulating emotions, making plans, and solving problems.
Play builds social brains that know how to interact with others in positive ways. That’s why creating little moments for PLAY-full connection is the top priority in our brain-based approach to building social and emotional skills in children and their caregivers.
Book a free 20-minute consultation today to learn more about Generation Mindful's 3-step approach to getting underneath challenging behaviors by addressing the root cause -- namely, big emotions, unmet needs, and lagging skills.
As an educator invested in the emotional health of children and families, you'll get a ton of value from our free community:
Access exclusive content. We've designed Educator Hub to inspire SEL in the classroom and to help you bridge the home and school SEL gap.
Meet new people. Your fellow Hub members are as committed as you are in raising an emotionally healthy world. We have much to share with one another here in the Educator Hub.
Get results. As you dive into the GENM tools for SEL, you're going to see results. With tools, support, and community, lasting transformation is possible for the students and families we serve.
Take a closer look at our unique approach:
Play-Based. Play-based learning is intrinsically motivating for both children and adults.
Tangible Tools. Concrete, tangible tools are ideal for children who struggle with abstract concepts, as well as adults who are feeling stressed or overwhelmed.
Relational Approach. Our multi-generational approach to social-emotional learning recognizes the adults' need for tools and support to regulate their emotions before they can teach these skills to children.
We created this, "Dear Families..." letter to help you share our 3 Step approach for building social and emotional skills in the early childhood classroom with parents!
“Time-outs and punishment for unwanted behaviors in the classroom are ineffective. As a long-time educator and therapist, I worked with so many adults who didn't know how to respond instead of react to young children... so I created a solution! A strength-based or "restorative" set of emotional learning tools for early childhood educators. These tools lower teacher burnout and lost learning time due to suspensions, bringing us to our BIGGER vision, which is putting a stop to the school to prison pipeline that exists today.”
Suzanne Tucker
Generation Mindful's social-emotional learning (SEL) tools take a positive, relationship-based approach to nurturing emotional intelligence in the classroom. Our child-centered tools teach vital skills for a lifetime of success and well-being.
