Maurice Elias

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is a professor in the Psychology Department at Rutgers University, director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab, and codirector of the Academy for SEL in Schools. He has written Emotionally Intelligent Parenting, Talking Treasure: Stories to Help Build Emotional Intelligence and Resilience in Young Children, The Joys & Oys of Parenting (Behrman House), and (with Jeffrey Kress) Nurturing Students’ Character: Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning.

He blogs on social-emotional and character development at www.edutopia.org and lectures nationally and internationally. He can be reached at melias@psych.rutgers.edu.

Five Ways to Use SEL to Promote Intellectual Humility

By Maurice Elias | September 16, 2022

Lessons from social-emotional learning can help students learn to accept the idea that their views could be mistaken.

Help Students Process COVID-19 Emotions With This Lesson Plan

By Maurice Elias | August 14, 2020

Music and the arts can help students transition back to school this year.

How to Find Your Purpose as a Special-Needs Family

By Danielle Hatchimonji, Paul LeBuffe, Maurice Elias | September 27, 2019

Building an identity and sense of meaning are important when your child has developmental differences.

How to Build a Resilient Family When Your Child Has Developmental Differences

By Paul LeBuffe, Danielle Hatchimonji, Maurice Elias | May 13, 2019

  When your child has special needs, you can find strength in yourself, your family, and your community.

Creating Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Networks

By Maurice Elias | April 4, 2012

In a time of toxic stress, Maurice J. Elias says it's time for parents to support each other's emotional development.