Just yesterday, my granddaughter Anna came to me and said, “Let’s go for a bike ride.” While this is an activity that she always enjoys for its own sake, I could see that the suggestion was coming from a place of stress. Some bullying had been happening in her...
Read Part 1 here Committing to Soft Skill Development & Emotional Support When the Great Recession hit in 2008, people had less money to buy things. The focus shifted from consumption to quality of life and experiences. We began to understand how true happiness...
One of the amazing things about a crisis is how it can jolt your perspective, laying bare the things that really matter and opportunities for future change. We’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, as states begin lifting at least some of the restrictions we’ve...
Some things about teaching never really change, especially the importance of the teacher/student relationship. Where there is communication and mutual trust, care, and respect, real learning can happen. But much is changing in education today. More schools are...
We’ve noticed that our granddaughter has reached the age where friendship skills are very important. She’s been asking us questions about friendships, conflicts, boys and girls, and other things that come along with developing a social self. As many parents know,...
