I am delighted to be a part of the “Education: Next Generation” FREE online conference next week, May 23-27, 2016. This conference brings together top educational and parenting experts to discuss key topics related to social and emotional learning and mindfulness. The… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills
Tags: Alfie Kohn, Anger, Cecilia and Jason Hilkey, Dealing with intense emotions, Dr. Ross Greene, Education: Next Generation, Emotional Safety Plans, Happily Family, Jennifer Miller, Katie Hurley, Maurice Elias
The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. – John Ruskin How does praise – the expression of a favorable judgment[i] – fit with raising a confident child? Is it… Read More
Your children are not your children They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923 Parenting in… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills
Tags: Alfie Kohn, Choices, Confidence, Edward Ryan, Family, Helicopter parent, Lev Vygotsky, Motivation, Parent, Responsible decision-making
