Posted on April 25, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Try to see it my way, only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong While you see it your way, there’s a chance that we may fall apart before too long. We can work it out. We can… Read More
Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Child, Conflict Management, Education, Facilitation, Parent, Problem solving
Posted on April 18, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
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
Posted on March 7, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time. – Anne Lamott Rewarding but challenging, comebacks can be difficult to come by when you are in a conflict situation. The… Read More
Posted on February 28, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
All of television is educational. The only question is: What does it teach? – Nicolas Johnson, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission School age children in the U.S. watch on average twenty-eight hours of television a week according to Nielson Media Research. They spend… Read More
Posted on February 22, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Television takes our kids across the globe before parents give them permission to cross the street. – Joshua Meyrowitz And those journeys through television can offer exposure to various cultures giving our children greater social awareness. However we also know that access… Read More
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Posted on March 21, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Take the One Thing for Spring Challenge
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in the movement… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Child, Family, Parent, Relationship skills, Responsible decision-making, Self awareness, Self-management, Social awareness