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6/12/2019 1 Comment

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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6/10/2019 0 Comments

Why kids need to talk about their stress

What stress?

Adults do not have a monopoly on stress. Kids may not have bills to pay, a job to get to, or a broken down car to fix, but they still feel worry and overwhelm from events, challenges, and even from within. 

Stress can come from outside sources like a demanding parent or teacher, or being too busy to relax and enjoy some playtime. Any changes that happen to a child’s life can be very stressful as well, such as an illness in the family, divorce, or moving to a new school. Stress can also come from expectations kids place on themselves like getting straight A’s or being popular. Kids may also take on their parents’ stress or troubling stories they hear and see on TV and radio. 


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5/1/2019 1 Comment

Sometimes what students need is not on the lesson plan.

Stressed Out Students Are The Ones Who Act Out

How are you supposed to slow down, stay calm, and be empathetic when kidsare acting out? Because, you know, the kids who are acting out are the ones in need. They’re the ones who: 
  • realize it’s Wednesday. “The day I switch from mom’s house to dad’s house. But dad won’t answer the phone when mom calls to remind him, so sometimes he forgets me at school. I’m worried I’ll be forgotten again.”
  • just saw Suzy’s post on Instagram. “She took a picture when I fell down at lunch, and everyone is commenting LOL. The whole school is laughing at me!”
  • are worn out and exhausted. “I didn’t get to bed until 10 last night because I had soccer, a band concert, my violin lesson, and a boy scout meeting. I’m so tired.”
  • are lost in class and in the lessons. “I miss a lot of school. It’s only third grade. What’s so important in third grade that I have to go to school every day?”
  • who are afraid to speak up. “I’m too nervous to ask for help. What if no one will help me, or I get in trouble for asking?”
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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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4/8/2019 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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4/5/2019 0 Comments

How to Help Kids Handle Moving to a New School

Rocketoons Episode 2- Moving to a New School can help you start a Cartoonversation with your kids (or students) about the challenges and stress they face when their family moves into a different school district.  This cartoon can help you guide your kids toward positive thinking and the new opportunities ahead. Teachers appreciate using this animated conversation kit to encourage empathy and understanding when introducing a new student to the class.
Winner of two national awards, this thoughtful cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about being the new kid in class, moving to a new school, and how to welcome new friends. Watch Rocketoons Episode 2: Moving to a New School and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your students discover the challenge and adventure of trying something new.
What is it like to move to a new school? Exciting? Scary? Fun? Difficult? For most kids who go through a move, it's all of the above. Moving is a lot of work for adults and for kids, and starting a new school filled with new people can be overwhelming. Fortunately, our microscopic friends have a few ideas for making the move more fun and exciting - and less scary and stressful. Chances are good that there are kids in the classroom today who have made this move, and there are more kids who will be experiencing a change of scenery somewhere down the road.
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4/2/2019 0 Comments

Are kids today over-scheduled? Why don't you ask THEM?

We all want what’s best for our kids, but when does too much of a good thing become a bad thing? In our efforts to keep young people engaged, we sometimes let the schedule get overcrowded - and that can lead to stress. We may not always see it coming, but it’s pretty obvious once it arrives. 
Winner of two national awards, this engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about being over-scheduled, getting enough sleep, and making time for play. Watch Rocketoons Episode 1: Too Many Activities to help your kids discover when too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing.
Take a peek through the microscope and see what happens when ten pounds of activity get crammed into a five-pound day. After watching the cartoon, have an informal discussion using the Cartoonversation™ Card as a guide. You will be impressed and inspired by what the kids think and say.
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