Let’s Restore JOY in Education—For Students and Teachers!
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, I’ll be giving a talk at TEDx Wilmington in Delaware entitled “Can Five Practices Restore JOY in Education?” [Spoiler Alert: The answer is YES. These five brain-friendly practices in the classroom made learning a blast for my students and made me love teaching again.] And this is where YOU come […]
My TEDx Talk: How to Keep Students Engaged in Learning with These Five Synergistic Practices
Let’s make the pandemic the catalyst to making education stronger than ever. Let’s keep students engaged and bring back the joy of learning! TEDx Wilmington in Delaware has invited me to give a TEDx Talk on April 27, 2024, on How to Keep Students Engaged in Learning with Five Synergistic Practices in the Classroom. How […]
Teach Kids Resilience in “Do-Overs”: From Negative to Positive NOW!
“Do-overs” are a great way to teach kids resilience because we allow them to “fix” mistakes immediately as well as learn to forgive others. If you’re already granting “do-overs”, bravo! If not, you’re about to learn a powerful tool! Have you ever said something that you wish you could take back? Most of us have […]
Show Kids How to Shift Arguments to Conflict Resolution
It feels SO good to watch your child work through a conflict with a friend, where they come up with a resolution on their own, and both are happy! I love sharing how to shift arguments to conflict resolutions with kids. When I learned to do this with my kids, I also used the skills […]
6 WAYS TO REDUCE KIDS’ STRESS AND ANXIETY
When kids are stressed and anxious, the thinking areas in their brain shut down. The good news is that using a few of these suggestions can help your kids manage stress and anxiety—so they can THINK! Welcome to Part 5 (of 6) in the Brain Stages Social and Emotional Learning series. If you missed a […]
6 WAYS TO CELEBRATE EFFORT AND PROGRESS FOR KIDS LEARNING
Celebrating kids’ efforts and pointing out their progress as they go can keep them engaged and motivated to learn instead of feeling stressed or bored. Welcome to Part 4 (of 6) in the Brain Stages Social and Emotional Learning series. If you missed a previous post, you can click on the links below. Sometimes kids […]
Motivate Your Child—Give Them a Purpose for Learning
Part 3 (of 6) of the Brain Stages Social and Emotional Learning Series for Parents describes a simple way to motivate your kids by giving them clarity and a purpose for learning. [If you’d like to check out the first 2 SEL posts in the series, you can click on the links below. Part 1: […]
Build Children’s Confidence and Empathy for a Better Life
Part 2 of 6 Brain Stages Social and Emotional Learning Parent Series (If you missed Part 1: How to Help Kids Identify Emotions and Deal With Them, you can find it here. The article begins after the introduction to the six-part series.) Building children’s confidence and empathy is crucial for their overall development and success […]
Social and Emotional Learning: Your Kids’ Key to Success in Today’s World
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) — The powerful “buzz phrase” making a difference in kids’ lives. This is the first of six posts, an SEL series to set up your family for a successful, peaceful school year. Social and emotional learning (SEL) has become the “buzz phrase” for learning how to recognize and work through […]
Try EFT to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Depression
The Emotional Freedom Technique (a.k.a. EFT or “Tapping”) is Drug-Free — and effective. Parents, friends, even people I meet randomly, like in line at the grocery store, seem to mention how stress, anxiety, and the blues have affected their lives and their kids’ lives since the pandemic. The good news is that the Emotional Freedom […]
