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Are Kids Less Disciplined than Ever?
Kids and Discipline If you have any connection to the educational system as I do, it’s not unusual to hear teachers complain that children today are much harder to teach than in years past. In fact, the job of the teacher has become so difficult that the average length of time that new teachers stay…
Read MoreFive Reasons to Smile
Need a free and effortless mood lifter? What if there was one simple thing that you could do repeatedly, that would life your mood and the mood of everyone around you, teachers and kids alike? And what if that one thing was so simple it took no extra energy or effort? What if it was…
Read MoreWhat if stress is good for you?
How embracing stress can result in growth Take a moment and think about a time in your life when you experienced a lot of personal growth. Perhaps it was in your career or your personal life. Maybe it was a time of spiritual growth. Got it? Now pause again and think about a time in…
Read MoreStressed out?
Need a Summer of Renewal NOW? As a trainer and coach, I work with a lot of educators. In fact, having worked in the public school system for 20 years, I’m friends with a lot of educators and school counselors. And here is what I bet most of them would say: Being an educator means…
Read More5 Ways to help children develop GRIT
5 Ways to Help Children Develop GRIT Prepare the child for the path; not the path for the child. (author unknown) Over fifty years ago, Emmy Werner, a psychologist did a groundbreaking four decade study of hundreds of children living on the Hawaiian island, Kauai. One third of the kids were born into poverty or…
Read MoreHoliday Stress?
5 Tips Guaranteed to Beat It In case you didn’t notice… the world is gearing up for another holiday season. Are you looking forward to it? Or dreading the stress? Eagerly anticipating family gatherings? Or agonizing over the perfect gifts? Wondering how you will fit everything into your already busy schedule? Here’s some tips to…
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