Show Notes: Drop the 1-size-fits-all standard about everyone needing college & be open to kids finding their own path to success. Kids conditioned to believe there is only 1 path to success I encourage all […]
Is College Necessary for a Successful Life? Read More »
Show Notes: The best deterrent for mean girl behavior The best deterrent for mean girl behaviors is how much girls come to know, understand, and care about each other; SEL programs create these results. Put
Social Emotional Learning Transforms Classrooms into Caring Communities Read More »
Many adults didn’t get fully engaged in their education until college or later, so stop pressuring your children to get straight As or else! Show Notes: Included in this week’s podcast: Value of remembering when,
The Pressure for A’s is Senseless and Destructive Read More »
Show Notes: Parental fears have changed how we view childhood in a harmful way. 2 Fears driving parents today 2 fears are driving parents to push and micromanage their children: The fear that their kids
Don’t Allow Fears to Ruin Your Children’s Childhood Read More »
Show Notes: Four 21-year-old women candidly share about their lives, future, & the effects of covid. Here are some questions they answered. Education How has covid affected your education? Relationships, dating, & partying What is
21-Year-Old Women Share About Their Education, Dating, Future, and Covid Read More »
Show Notes: A parent’s job is to offer encouragement & resources to support their daughters in finding their intrinsic motivation, passions, and purpose Stories of how people found their motivation & passions Children find their
How to support kids to find their intrinsic motivation, passions, and purpose Read More »
Show notes Parents need to support kids in finding their own intrinsic motivation in all that they do. Intrinsic vs external motivation A better question is: How can I support my daughter’s intrinsic motivation? How
If you want to know how to motivate your daughter, you’re asking the wrong question Read More »
I sat this week in a classroom of 5th grade students, a class I have worked with with my wife many times since they started the 4th grade last school year. We have been helping
Kids Process Newtown Tragedy Read More »
The old logic held that teachers were harder on boys and that boys got into trouble a lot more than girls. I ran a weekend retreat recently for middle school girls and they had a
Are Teachers Harder On Girls? Read More »
I read with interest the articles in the Post Dispatch about 10 teens suspended from a local high school for inappropriate tweeting. The ACLU got involved, saying its not in the schools jurisdiction to do
Inappropriate Tweets Deserve Consequences And Education Read More »
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