7 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 MoreWhat if you were Curious?
Are You Curious? The first post that I wrote when I started this blog was Top Ten Ways to Not to Follow Your Passion. It was written a bit tongue in cheek of course because we all want to follow our passion, right? Isn’t it just the obstacles, real or imagined that keep us from…
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…
Read MoreCelebrate Your Child’s Unique Voice
What is Your Child’s Unique Voice? What does it mean to be authentic or real? Is being authentic something to be achieved or a continual practice? Can you be who you really are and still show compassion to others who are different? How do we teach children to recognize and be their authentic selves? Teaching children…
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