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Posted on December 13, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Deck the Halls with Mental Well-Being
My son burst into tears as his friends waited at our door to play. He had fallen up our stairs and gashed his shin on the metal rims of the hall steps. I plopped on the floor to comfort him and as he turned to me, he said, “Mom, you told me to hurry.” And …
Posted on April 7, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Cultivating Compassion In Our Kids
How do we, as parents, help our kids experience and develop compassion? It’s a concern of mine as I look around me and notice my family’s eyes glued to screens and those activities encroaching on my child’s attention. And when he looks up, is he so busy with school work or Legos that he can only …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Caring conversation tools, Communication skills, Compassion, Connection, Empathy, Friendship, Kids and compassion, Kindness, Listening skills, Parents and compassion, Patience, Raising a compassionate child, Understanding
Around the World, We Celebrate Light – The Solstice
So the shortest day came, and the year died, And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; They burned beseeching fires all night long To keep the year alive, And when the …
Posted on January 6, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Elements of a Confident Kid… Focus
– a main purpose or interest1 About Focus: I just could not devote my undivided attention to working on this blog post today while my son was home from school – a snow day. Though I had a few quiet moments while I watched him play outside with a friend, I knew that the minute …
Posted on December 11, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Involving Kids in Service at Home and at School – A Podcast Interview with Rachel Choquette Kemper
This week I hope you’ll listen to Confident Parents, Confident Kids‘ very first podcast interview (20 minutes in length). The winter holiday season seems a perfect time to discuss giving and service. My guest, Rachel Choquette Kemper, M.Ed., in addition to being my longtime childhood friend, has been an educator for nearly twenty years. She is a …
Posted on September 2, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Elements of a Confident Kid… Being Helpful
helpful /help-fel/ making it easier to do a job, deal with a problem willing to help other people1 About Being Helpful and Being Helped: The ability to help others requires self-awareness and social awareness. The helper must identify ways in which he can contribute to solving other’s problems or promoting another’s well-being. He must also have …
Category: About Tags: Being Helped, Being Helpful, Compassion, Competence, Connection, Empathy, Modeling, Self awareness, Sensitivity, Service, Social awareness, Social justice, Social rules
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