Posts by Lynne Watts
4 skills entrepreneurial kids need
Kids as Entrepreneurs Are you an entrepreneur? Do you run a business from your home? Maybe you are CEO of a large organization? Or a solo-preneur for a great product you designed? Wonder how to instill in your children the necessary talents and skills to start their own business someday or maybe even step into…
Read MoreThe comparison trap and kids
Kids and the comparison trap Is there a student in your life that is a people pleaser? Are they always looking for approval and recognition? Do they worry too much about fitting in? Do they complain that they have no friends? Do they have trouble taking initiative, even in situations where they have experience and…
Read More7 Steps to Creative Thinking in Kids
Kids and Creative Thinking In a world dominated by technology, creative thinking is at a premium. While we can find the answer to most any question just by googling it, one thing that computers can’t do is create new ideas, problem solve or design projects that are outside of the box. It takes the creative…
Read MoreKids and risk-taking
Kids and Risk Taking Babies and toddlers naturally take risks. Watch any toddler navigate through a room and every step is an invitation to connect with the ground. They wobble. They stumble. They totter, while the adults excitedly cheer them on. We instinctively know that they have to make mistakes and learn how to get…
Read MoreCore Values and YOU
Choose Your Core Values Have you ever thought about what your personal core values are? What about core values for your classroom? or for your family? Would it make a difference if you knew your core values and practiced them? In a previous post, I wrote about the one question you can ask to encourage leadership skills in…
Read More4 ways to teach your best lessons
How to Teach Lessons that Inspire Students It’s a challenging time for educators as schools close due to the Covid-19 and everyone takes to teaching virtual lessons. I hear from teachers who are exhausted and overwhelmed. The fact that schools may not even open again in the fall has everyone anxious. What if you re-frame…
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