The Benefits of the Squad

The characters that make up The Inside Squad are here to help us better understand and love ourselves, connect with others, and adapt and respond to the challenges life brings. The skills within these pages are the most critical skills we can build as humans - as AI becomes more widely used, these skills are becoming some of the only things that we can’t outsource to a machine. In our ever growing and fast-changing world, children deserve to develop these “inside muscles”. Kids who have a chance to build and practice these social-emotional skills are equipped with invaluable resources, including:

• Improved emotional regulation

• Better academic performance

• Enhanced mental health

• Resilience and adaptability

• Enhanced relationships

• Increased self-awareness

• Creativity and Innovation

Wow! This list is just a taste of the benefits of social emotional learning for kids, yet it is also the backbone for what most of us parents want for our kids in life: some combination of health, happiness, success, belonging, and independence. 

As parents, many of us did not receive any education on these critical skills, and it can feel a little overwhelming to add this to our {long} list of responsibilities. Fortunately, The Inside Squad provides a much needed vocabulary for both children and adults. Held within these pages is a chance for kids and parents to build a strong bond, the kind that can only be forged when you learn something together.