Kids and sport
“Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating… Read More ›
Recent Posts
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An open letter to Moms (Mums) – Kid President
Hug more. Shout less. We love you Mom. Next time your kid is screaming, know that what he is really saying is “I love you Mom”. . .
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Letter to a new person … Kid President
Some days your kite is going to fly high. Some days it will get stuck in a tree. It’s like that here. Love is loud. Live loud. .
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Accepting responsibility
How do we encourage children to take responsibility for their own actions? It’s particularly tricky because some of our leaders (ie, politicians) are not very good at taking responsibility for what they do or say. Blame is a pattern that… Read More ›
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More empathy
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Belly breathing
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Peer pressure
It used to be something that we worried about with teens. But it seems that younger children need to learn how to deal with peer pressure these days. There is a lot of peer conflict in primary school and sometimes… Read More ›
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All feelings are OK
All feelings are OK. Some parents tell their children that strong emotions such as anger, frustration, excitement are unacceptable. Strong emotions are OK. They are normal and all of us will feel them at some time in the day or… Read More ›
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Passive – Aggressive – Assertive
One of the best lessons that I teach at school, is the difference between Aggressive, Assertive, and Passive. This is such a good lesson for children to learn. People who adopt a particular style of relating in childhood tend to… Read More ›
