Brian Aikens

Husband•father•son•happiness teacher at @BelieveUPE•educational consultant•SEL•community•compassion•behaviors•SEL•mindfulness•meditation•#pinksocks•ΠΚA

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

📘 It’s official — my first graphic novel is out! Chill Skills: Let’s Make a P.L.A.N.

• Parents/Teachers
• Mindfulness + emotional regulation in a Pick-Your-Path story.

✨ Get early preorder access + the first chapter free → https://t.co/eum1BDWevy

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

The educators have spoken 👇

⭐ “A Must-Have SEL Resource.”
⭐ “Counselor approved.”
⭐ “Highly recommended.”

Chill Skills helps kids pause, label emotions, and respond with confidence.

First chapter free 👉🏻 https://t.co/uKtfaV9OHc

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

If you want your child to understand their emotions instead of being overwhelmed by them…

This bundle helps turn the book into daily practice.

Available now.
https://t.co/cQVz2MChGM

Share this with a parent who is navigating big emotions right now.

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

Preorders are officially LIVE.
👉 https://t.co/cQVz2MCPwk

Most kids aren’t taught how their brain actually works.

But they’re expected to “just calm down.”

I’ve worked with kids for over 20 years and wrote a book to help.

Let’s raise emotionally intelligent kids!

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

What if one simple story could change how a child handles hard moments?

The meltdown.
The shutdown.
The “I don’t know why I’m upset” moment

“Calm down” isn’t a strategy.

I wrote this for those moments.

📖 Read the first chapter FREE.
Preorder now

👉 https://t.co/uKtfaV9OHc

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

No one teaches kids how to handle big emotions.

So I found (and wrote) books that do.

“If we teach them to pause… we change their lives.” 🤍

These are the stories I come back to when little hearts feel heavy.

Save this for the next big meltdown.
Which one would you add? 👇

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

Learning happens in the pause.

Chill Skills helps kids practice it-before the big moment hits.

For kids. For parents. For classrooms.

Head over to substack to get the first chapter of my new book for free.

https://t.co/uKtfaV9OHc

#chillskills #emotionalintelligence

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

Big emotions aren’t the problem — what we do with them is.

The P.L.A.N. framework is rooted in two decades of being an educator and parent. It helps kids (and adults) slow down, name feelings, and choose coping strategies that actually fit their needs.

#chillskills #emotions

[ᗰᕮᒪISSᗩ ᗪ. ᑭᗩTSᑕᕼKᕮ, ᕮᗪ.ᗪ. @MelissaPatschke]

Brian Aikens, a highly accomplished and experienced special education teacher who has helped children, families, and schools successfully navigate behavior challenges with remarkable outcomes wrote this book! I extend my highest recommendation to this practical & insightful text!

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

What is a Chill Skill?

Want a story that helps kids practice real-life coping skills?

Head over to substack to get the first chapter of my new book for free.

https://t.co/uKtfaV9OHc

#chillskills #emotionalintelligence #teachers #parents #copingstrategies

[ᗰᕮᒪISSᗩ ᗪ. ᑭᗩTSᑕᕼKᕮ, ᕮᗪ.ᗪ. @MelissaPatschke]

Educators & parents check out this new graphic novel designed to help you as you support students exhibiting challenging behaviors!

This book! 👇👇👇

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

What makes Chill Skills a unique graphic novel? https://t.co/eum1BDWevy

[Jean Lare @jmbcsammy]

You need to check this out!!! Wow! It is a missing link for kids, and has wisdom for all ages! Congratulations Brian!!!

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

@BoShappell I’m honored that you think that. Right back at you 🎁 ❤️ 🤙🏻

[Bo Shappell @BoShappell]

We’re back!!! Round ✌️ of COMCHI Connections (@COMCHIconnect)!!

For those that don’t know @Insight_Minds, you are in for a treat. He is such an amazing educator that I respect immensely! Check out his “WHY” below 👇

#TeachersOfTwitter #EducationForAll #inspiration

[Nick Adkins @nickisnpdx]

@Insight_Minds grateful for u @Insight_Minds and all the teachers who show up to make sure there’s lots of kind humans for the world. keep doing that! 🏁🌍💖😊
#pinksocksedu ✨

[Larry Gioia 🔠 @LGin412]

@Insight_Minds @nickisnpdx Love to see it, brother. Love watching you
put your awesome into the world.

Keep doing that my friend. ppKa ❤️💪🏼

👀 @NBCPhiladelphia @PiKappaAlpha - @slipperyrocku #PikeAlum, Brian Aikens, doing amazing work in @PhiladelphiaGov. 🔠

#pinksocks #ABCD #LoveMore

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

This week filled my heart at the Life Skills Conference. They are the reason why I do what I do. A big thank you to the pinksocks community who so generously donated #pinksocks to help us build community for the week. Kindness and community in action! Let’s see what they do! #sel

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

@nickisnpdx Grateful you for Nick and the #pinksocks family across the world 🌎 🎁 ❤️

[Nick Adkins @nickisnpdx]

hat tip to our friend @Insight_Minds. we sent 125 pairs of #pinksocks to gift to the teen leaders at the life skills conference he’s leading. if u want to help support Brian in the work he’s doing with these awesome kids, here’s how to do it 🎁🌍💖😊 https://t.co/nvplGNMGUC ✨

[Brian Aikens @Insight_Minds]

Had an awesome conversation with my editor! A lot of great changes ahead! Including the tone I use in the story! I know it’s far off still, but I’m getting excited! The book is going to be bigger than I thought it could be! #childrensbook #teacher #teacherauthor #SEL