programs
For Teachers & Children
children’s emotional wellness week (cheww)
ELF’S CHEWW program was developed in collaboration with an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Consultant for Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s) to promote emotional intelligence and resilience. Participating ECE’s are provided with their own Piggie Bear classroom toolkit, containing daily lessons and activities to implement in the classroom. The lessons align with the five Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) core competencies. The program includes take-home activities for families to enjoy together (English and Spanish).
ELF raises funds to donate CHEWW programs to schools serving low-income households.
Piggie BEAR Toolkits
ELF has created Piggie BEAR (Building Emotional Awareness & Resilience) toolkits to help empower children. The toolkits includes a lovable Piggie Bear plush and The “Power of Piggie Bear” bilingual therapeutic book. These tools teach children valuable coping skills including how to reduce anxiety through deep belly breathing and how to improve self-esteem through positive self-affirmations and self-hugs.
ELF donates Piggie BEAR toolkits to vulnerable children at several facilities including children’s hospitals, family homeless and domestic violence shelters, mental health wrap-around programs, and foster children.
