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Month: December 2012
Happy New Year!
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850 Confident Parents, Confident Kids wishes you a happy new year! We are spending this holiday season with family and friends but …
Wisdom from Mister Rogers – “Look for the Helpers”
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are …
Sending my love to families in Newtown, Connecticut
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. – Aristotle Onassis My heart goes out to all in Newtown, Connecticut and particularly the families effected by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I am sending out my candle of light to you in this time of darkness. No …
Holiday Marathon
This is it! Don’t get scared now! – Kevin McCallister, Home Alone, 1990 This morning I woke up with nervous butterflies uncontrollably circling in my mid-section. I dreamt that I had entered a race but in the midst of many familiar faces, could not find anyone who knew the starting location with only a few …
On Edutopia
Thanks to Maurice Elias, Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, Author of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting, and Edutopia Blogger, Confident Parents, Confident Kids is featured today on Edutopia, the George Lucas Foundation’s website. Check out the blog article below and then, check out this excellent website with loads of valuable resources. Photo credit: aSIMULAtor via flickr …
On “What’s Hot” Radio Show
Confident Parents, Confident Kids was featured yesterday on the radio talk show What’s Hot on Cincinnati’s 55-KRC. The feature is ten minutes long. Skip the first five minutes to get right to it! Check out the podcast. //
Appreciating Teachers at the End of the School Year
Reflecting On the School Year’s End
Facilitating a Reflective Transition from School to Summer
A Storied Childhood: The Impact of Stories on Children’s Development
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