Better understanding our own changing identity while empathizing with our tween/teen.
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– exhibiting sensitivity Art – the creation of works of beauty or other special significance – the exercise of human skill – imaginative skill as applied to representations of the natural world or figments of the imagination Being artistic is a human desire, one we all possess by virtue of the fact that we want …
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Category: About Tags: Artistic, Collaboration, Confidence, Creativity, Elements of a Confident Kid, Focus, Healthy relationships, Identity, Kids and Art, Passion, Perserverance, Problem solving, Responsible decision-making, Self-expression, Self-reflection
– the beliefs, customs and arts of a particular society, group, place or time. 1 About Cultural Awareness Culture is who we are, how we act and how we communicate. It defines our membership in multiple communities whether they are professional or personal, spiritual or practical. Our families are a culture. “Michael doesn’t have to …
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Category: About, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Children's books around the world, Communication, Compassion, Cultural awareness, Cultural diversity, Culture, Elements of a Confident Kid, Empathy, Family culture, Identity, Judgment, Perspective taking, Rules, Self control
Every spring is the only spring – a perpetual astonishment. – Ellis Peters The birds chirp outside of my window building nests and resting on the newly budded branches surrounding my office. As spring reveals new growth, we watch our children grow and develop, their transformations at times readily apparent and rapid. At a family …
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I heard the news today, oh boy… – “A Day in the Life,” The Beatles When national or local news reports a situation in which a person has made a harmful choice effecting children’s lives, I begin to go down the black hole of worry. The dangers that my son faces as he goes about …
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Category: Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Bullying, Caring, Cause and effect, Choices, Family problem solving, Identity, Logical consequences, Open-ended questions, Responsibility, Responsible decision-making, Upstander, Worthiness