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6/12/2019 0 Comments

Four Tips For Parents To Help Kids Start a New School


​Moving is challenging for sure! There are so many things to do: packing and unpacking, hooking up utilities, changing your address on all your IDs, insurances, and bills, plus registering the kids for school, picking a new church, finding new clubs, figuring out where the grocery store is. Remember it's stressful for your kids too. While there may be much to be excited about, kids may be more worried than excited about starting over at a new school. Actively listen to your kids' concerns when and if they talk. Rocketoons can help you start a conversation when you and your child laugh and share your ideas about how Andy, Gina, and Parry handle moving to a new school.


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5/9/2019 0 Comments

Rocketoons as a Detention Tool

As common as detention is, we know very little about its effectiveness to change behaviors.

Opinions are mixed on the best way to utilize detention time, or to practice the use of detention at all.  A study done by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska Department of Education points out that very little research has been done on the effectiveness of using detention to correct student behavior. This study also found that despite the lack of evidence “detentions are one of the most common disciplinary actions utilized by schools with varying ages of students.” 

​What little research there is about after school detentions reveals that detention alone is ineffective with repeat offenders. Kids who frequently find themselves in after school detention quickly perceive it as a part of their normal school routine. Think Judd Nelson’s character John Bender from Breakfast Club. 
However, detention can be an effective form of discipline to those students that rarely misbehave or cause trouble. “[Because] these students are not used to being disciplined by staying after hours, [it has] more of an effect on these students instead of the students who grow accustomed.” https://blogs.edweek.org/topschooljobs/careers/2017/07/classroom_management_and_disci.html
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4/25/2019 0 Comments

Listening to What Kids Have to Say About Divorce

When a family experiences a divorce, every member is affected. It’s possible for each family member to become so busy processing their own feelings, they forget to listen to how others feel. This episode of Rocketoons reminds us that we all need to be heard when facing big, scary changes.

This sensitive and engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about family communication in families dealing with divorce. Watch Rocketoons Episode 13: Under the Microscope - Divorce and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help guide your kids in discussions about divorce, the different ways family members respond, and the importance of listening.
What happens to a family when parents divorce? The answer to that question is probably different for every single family, but one thing is sure - life changes.

Change can bring opportunity, but it can also bring fear, sadness, even anger. As painful as those feelings can be, it's important to talk through them and to understand what you and your family are experiencing.

It's also important to speak up. Everyone in a family matters and everyone should have their feelings heard. Use the Cartoonversation™ Card to get those voices going, and be sure to speak your mind and your heart.
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4/23/2019 0 Comments

A Tender and Reassuring Discussion Starter on Death

People grieve differently, and children grieve differently than adults. It's immeasurably valuable to help children express themselves when they lose someone they love. It’s also important to help children understand that there is no right or wrong way to grieve. 

This gentle and thoughtful cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about the different ways people deal with grief and loss.  Rocketoons Episode 12: It Is Written In The Stars - Dealing with the Death of a Loved One can help you guide your kids in discussions about grieving, missing the ones you love, and the different ways people express their sadness.
When someone you love dies, your world changes. We each deal with loss – and the changes - differently, but it’s important to know what is on the path ahead for nearly all of us who grieve. It’s even more important to remember that friends, family, and professional help are there when you need it – and as often as you need it.

Our three friends, Quinn, Cameron, and Olivia, are dealing with their own grief, but they soon discover they have more in common with one another than they knew.
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4/21/2019 0 Comments

When Your Mobile Devices Are Putting You on the Sidelines

Rocketoons Episode 11: Riding the Pine - Avoiding the Social Media Crab Pot is a look at what happens when our mobile devices absorb all of our attention. Too much social media and screen time can bring us down or keep us from participating in the things we really love to do. And we may not even realize it!

This engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about what happens when you spend too much time on social media and cell phone apps.  This episode helps lead discussions about the difference between participating in life and posting on social media. Watch the trailer below and for full episodes visit Rocketoons.com - Rocketoons are always FREE for everyone. No memberships or subscriptions are required.
Have you ever tried something new? Of course you have! Everything you have ever done was brand new to you at some time, right? Maybe it went well, maybe it didn’t, but getting up off the bench and giving it a try is a great first step to take.

What about trying social media? Well, it can be a great way to connect with new friends and old friends, but it shouldn’t replace playing and learning. These are the things that Coach Hampton and her team are about to find out – and they would like you to join them!
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4/19/2019 0 Comments

Helping Kids Learn How to Build Themselves Up

Build-A-Bear is the clever title to the Rocketoons episode on assertiveness. For some kids, assertiveness comes naturally; for others, it’s a real challenge. It’s important for kids to understand that the courage to be assertive is something they can develop.

​Assertiveness takes confidence and confidence comes with practice. This inspiring and engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about what it takes to speak out, be assertive, and stand up for yourself.  Parents, teachers, and caregivers can use Episode 10 to guide a conversation (Cartoonversation) on how to overcome the difficulties of being assertive.
Everything takes practice! And that includes learning how to be assertive – how to speak up. It may come easier for some than it does for others, but it’s an essential life skill that we can all develop. Episode 10 will help to show you how.
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4/17/2019 0 Comments

Learning to Talk About Mental Health

Mental health issues can be hard for children to understand. We can’t always see if someone is mentally healthy or unhealthy, but understanding that mental health issues are very real health concerns can help us support loved ones who struggle with them. Understanding mental health issues can also give us the courage to speak up when we don’t feel as well as we could.

​This illuminating and humorous cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about how to support people with mental health challenges.  Rocketoons Episode 9: Marv or Myth - Talking About Mental Health can start Cartoonversations to help kids talk about how mental health issues are very real and what we can do to be good listeners and friends.
As our mythical creatures point out to us, they are very real – and so are mental health issues. We can’t see mental illness the way we see other illnesses, so we have to be on the lookout to make sure friends and family (and ourselves) get the right support to be mentally healthy.
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4/13/2019 0 Comments

Helping Kids Discover the Consequences of Skipping School

It might sound like great fun to skip school, until you realize the damaging consequences. Truancy, which is any unexcused absence from school, causes kids to fall behind in school, and falling behind can lead to low self-esteem and depression. Kids who skip school regularly are more likely to experiment with drugs, drop out and not graduate, and get in other kinds of trouble.       

Episode 7: Hop, Skip, and a Jump - Truancy is an award-winning and fact-packed animated cartoon designed to encourage thinking and discussions about the troubles caused by skipping school.  Watch the cartoon and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your kids talk about how skipping school puts them on a dangerous and challenging path. For help getting started refer to our step-by-step guide "Getting Started With Rocketoons." Rocketoons are free - there are no passwords, memberships, or subscriptions!
Let's all play Hop, Skip, and a Jump, the game show that proves truancy is never a good idea. Join our contestants as they match wits (or try to) with show host Flynn Valentine. All of our contestants are skippers, one way or another, and it shows when they try to keep up with the questions. From low self-esteem to losing your driver's license, skipping school never leads to anything good - and it certainly can lead to something bad. 

Have some fun with our contestants, but pay careful attention to the facts and figures. You will hear everything you need to know about staying in school and avoiding the pitfalls of truancy.
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4/10/2019 0 Comments

How A Pumpkin Can Teach Us About Inclusion

It Hurts To Be Left Out.   

At some point or other, virtually all of us will have a moment when we are not the first one picked. Most of us will also know what it feels like to be the last one picked. How we deal with that disappointment, and how we learn how to deal with it in the future, can have long-lasting consequences on our health and our happiness. The good news? A little effort can go a long way to building healthy self-esteem and to helping others.  

This award-winning and engaging cartoon about two pumpkins in a pumpkin patch encourages thinking and discussions about how to deal with disappointment and low self-esteem while touching on the ideas of diversity and inclusion. It stings to be the last one picked, but with the help of our friends, Charlie and Stella, we can learn to apply a growth mindset and positive thinking to help us feel included and to include others.  Watch Rocketoons Episode 5: Last One Picked to help your kids talk about dealing with disappointment and times when they don't feel good about themselves.
We all have those moments when we don’t feel so good about who we are. Unfortunately for Charlie, he has those moments a little too often. Fortunately for Charlie, he also has Stella – the kind of friend who can make him realize the value of finding the positive and enjoying the moment.
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4/8/2019 0 Comments

Helping Kids Navigate the Fast Moving, Complex World of Social Media

Social media can help us stay in touch with our friends and our families, and we can meet people who have the same interests and hobbies that we have. But no matter how fast you think you are, you’re never fast enough to control what happens with social media.

The online world is a vast and complex place, and nearly everyone is in it.

Over 90% of teens have used some form of social media, and 75% have a profile on at least one social networking site. Don’t let your kids blindly enter this complex and potentially dangerous space.

Winner of THREE animation and education awards, SNAIL'S PACE is an engaging and funny cartoon designed to encourage thinking and discussions on using social media, potential dangers, and benefits of social media. Watch Rocketoons Episode 4: Snail's Pace - Inappropriate Use of Social Media and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your kids discover the pitfalls and complexities of social media and how to navigate this fast-moving digital world safely
Join our friends at the track as they try to keep up with the lightning fast world of social media. Have a few laughs and learn a few facts to help start the Cartoonversation™ with your kids. Use the Cartoonversation™ Card to find out more about what the kids know and what they think they know. Enjoy Rocketoons and enjoy those wonderful kids!

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