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Posted on September 18, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Raising Culturally Aware Children; An Interview with Louise Gomer Bangel
As we grow in awareness of one another – whether two people beginning a romance or two disparate and far-removed strangers taking an interest in the other’s culture – a wonderful thing begins to happen: we begin to care for the other as if the other is part of us. This is the magic of …
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
Posted on March 13, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Forgiveness
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong. – Mahatma Gandhi “Sammy took my Star Wars Lego out of my hand today at indoor recess. But I forgave him. He loves them too.” relayed my six year old son last week. “How do you know about forgiveness?” I asked surprised. “Because …
Posted on January 23, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Boundaries
Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others. – Brene Brown Boundary lines define the playing field. They outline the perimeter and if you step outside, you are, at least temporarily, out of the game. Emotional boundaries operate in the same way. They are the …
Posted on December 19, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Bring the Holidays into Focus
Your focus is your reality. – Yoda, Star Wars I, The Phantom Menace As I entered the final stretch before Christmas, I paused, amidst my color coded lists of menu planning, decorating, present wrapping, gift creating, house cleaning and broken toy mending. I could feel my anxiety mounting to frenzy status and needed to quiet …
Posted on December 12, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Citizen Kid
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. — Nelson Mandela “How’s my little buddy doing?” says Butcher Keith as my son giggles and hides behind my legs. …
Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Active citizenship, Christmas, Community Connectedness, Contribution, Cultural appreciation, December, Education, Giving, Martin Luther King, Multi-cultural understanding, Nelson Mandela, Parent Teacher Organization, Practicing social and emotional skills, Service, Service learning, Social awareness, Winter Solstice
Posted on October 24, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Hidden Halloween Treat
THE GHOST OF A FLOWER “You’re what?” asked the common or garden spook Of a stranger at midnight’s hour. And the shade replied with a graceful glide, “Why, I’m the ghost of a flower.” “The ghost of a flower?” said the old-time spook; “That’s a brand-new one on me; I never supposed a flower had …
Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Cognitive flexibility, Communication, Executive function, Halloween, Motivation, Multi-cultural understanding, Perspective taking skills, Problem solving, Relational Frame Theory, Self-regulation, Social awareness, Theory of Mind, Trick-or-treating
Posted on September 5, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Making New Friends
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. – C.S. Lewis Whether your child is starting the year in a brand new school or returning to a school community, there is an opportunity to make connections with new friends. Friendships at …
Posted on March 28, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Expanding the Circle: Teaching Children Inclusion
If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent. ― Mahatma Gandhi All children have to deal with and understand the paradox of separateness and connection, of individuality and belonging. In utero, babies have no sense of separation. They are physically connected to Mom through the very liquid …
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 there is life, and in change there is power. – Alan Cohen How …
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