We tend to recognize the fact that babies need lots of loving touches. We hold them against our skin. We carry them next to our heart. We soothe them by gently smoothing their hair or massaging their tiny hands and feet. But as they grow, we may not consider how often we touch, how we …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Hug campaign, intimacy, Kids and hugs, Parent-child loving touch, parents giving kids hugs, Positive touch, Sense of well-being, the power of touch, trust, Valentine's Day, valentine's day hugs
Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. – Roger Lewin Coaching can be a powerful way to help our children become more self-aware while understanding their thoughts and feelings and how they impact their behavior choices. It can also give them valuable practice in problem solving and responsible decision …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: "Coaching Skills; A Handbook", Brainstorm solutions, Coaching, Coaching conversation, Confidence, Confident Kids, Confident Parents, Emotion identification, Jenny Rogers, Open-ended questions, Parent coach, Parent coaching, Problem solving, Responsible decision-making, Self awareness, Sports coach, trust, Understanding thoughts and feelings
– 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 …
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Category: About, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Connection, Coping strategies, Daniel Goleman, Elements of a Confident Kid, Emotional regulation, Focus, Listening, Practice, Self control, trust, Undivided attention
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 …
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Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Community partnerships, Community Service, Confident Kids, Connection, Holiday Giving, Rachel Choquette Kemper, Service, Service learning, Sibling rivalry, Social issues, St. Ursula Academy, trust, winter holiday season
…no school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children’s best interests. Parents have every right to understand what is happening to their children at school, and teachers have the responsibility to share that information without prejudicial judgment…. Such communication, which can only be …
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/be – lef/ : a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing. : a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true.1 About a belief in self: Confident kids believe in their ability to learn and achieve whatever goal they …
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Category: About, Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Belief in self, Beliefs about ability to learn, Confidence, Effort, Learning, Motivation, persistence, Reluctant learner, Risk-taking, Self-concept, Self-efficacy, trust, Visualization
It may be that the most important mastery we achieve early on is not the mastery of a particular skill or particular piece of knowledge, but rather the mastery of the patience and persistence that learning requires, along with the ability to expect and accept mistakes and the feelings of disappointment they may bring. – …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Education, fear of failure, forgiveness, Fred Rogers, frustration tantrums, High school, Learning, persistence, reparation, Self awareness, Skill, tantrums, Teacher, trust
