Cedar Creek Counseling Kindness Center

01/19/2026

❤️

01/16/2026

Had so much fun at clubs this afternoon! Ask your student about it!

01/15/2026

We love this!!!

01/14/2026

01/13/2026

Love this! Barbie thank you for this!

01/12/2026

Lots of good mornings this morning! 🐶

01/09/2026

Mrs Murrow turns 50!! Thanks for all you do in the office to support CCE! Thanks to Mrs Loegering for decorating the office so cute!!

01/09/2026

Mindful mentors in action and some first grade soft start fun.

01/08/2026

Franklin loves hearing about how to combat bullying with Kindness!

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

Welcome back everyone, your students were missed over the break. Thanks for sending them back to us today. We love seeing them.

This month, our counseling lessons will be focused on bullying, friendship and kindness. We encourage students to spend their time with friends who they feel happy with when they are around. We let students know that they have a choice in who they “hang out with”, this provides children with a sense of power over their feelings and empower them for when typical conflict arises. Teaching students strategies such as using kind words, strong words, then telling an adult allows students to try strategies on their own first rather than relying on adults to solve the problem for them.

If your child has a complaint about how someone else is treating them (whether it be a peer, sibling, teammate, etc.), listening to their thoughts and feelings is important. After they share their concerns you may want to ask them for their ideas on how to solve the problem, you may be surprised by their wonderful ideas. You can add ideas by saying “sometimes other kids have tried…”, this allows you to give input and suggestions while still allowing your child to feel “in control” of how they respond and how they manage the situation. Over time this helps your child feel capable of overcoming situations.

I know that seeing our children struggle with peers is hard, however letting them work through it with some thoughtful guidance provides them the opportunity to learn to manage relationship problems. This type of learning experience is one that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

Warm regards,

Tricia Kauffman and Bethany Zier

School Counselors

CCE

tricia.kauffman@lsr7.net (best way to reach)

bethany.zier@lsr7.net

01/05/2026