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Positive Ally, Coping, self-management, growth mindset

Posted On November 20, 2019

Coping & Self-Management Skills Leadership & Life Skills

Why Does My Child Forget Her Homework?

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Forgetting to turn in or bring back homework usually has parents pulling their hair out with demands, nagging, threats (“Homework is half your grade!”), and bribes. All these tactics are inefficient and often backfires, reinforcing the behavior. There is usually more to it than meets the eye. The first basic tactic is to ASK how […]

Positive Ally Critical thinking, spatial intelligence

Posted On September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

Critical Thinking and Decision Making

Spatial Intelligence

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Spatial orientation and intelligence give children the confidence to navigate their surroundings and acquire academic knowledge. These skills are also imperative for success in any career, not just those explicitly STEM-oriented. Spatial intelligence can be encouraged, taught and boost your child to excellence in all areas of their academic and social life. Here are some […]

Posted On August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

Communication and Interpersonal Skills Coping & Self-Management Skills Leadership & Life Skills Life Skills

Empathy: How to teach this important life skill

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Empathy is defined as the ability to feel another person’s thoughts, feelings, and condition from their point of view, rather than from one’s own. By contrast, sympathy is pity for someone who is under duress. Selfless compassion is the best way to describe empathy. But how do we get our children to the point of caring deeply about […]

Posted On July 9, 2019July 15, 2019

Coping & Self-Management Skills Critical Thinking and Decision Making Leadership & Life Skills Life Skills

Building emotional intelligence in your child

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The advantages of developing age-appropriate emotional intelligence include problem-solving skills, openness to accepting help, empathy towards others (meaning that they are less likely to be bullies or to be bullied) and a confident, curious child. Impulse control translates into model behavior at school. Children who are emotionally literate have better relationships with their peers and […]

Posted On June 17, 2019

Coping & Self-Management Skills Growth Mindset Leadership & Life Skills Life Skills

Six words to change your child’s performance.

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If you are lucky to have your child in a well-balanced education situation, the strengths of and challenges of all the students are divided and respected equally. For example, the best soccer players aren’t always playing the newer ones, the children who play chess at home are not always lumped together to compete. Unfortunately, we […]

Posted On June 12, 2019

Life Skills

What is the “Summer Slide”?

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The “Summer Slide” refers to the Summer Break loss of academic achievement from the previous school year. As standardized school testing increasingly spits out data, educators and parents are trying to head off the damage. Children retain 70% of what is taught in school, leaving 30% of the knowledge in the gap. The NWEA (Northwest […]

Posted On May 29, 2019June 10, 2019

Life Skills

How does art class benefit your child’s academics?

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Does art relate to your child’s school performance? Surprisingly, an artistic ability can be inherent or can be learned just like any other school subject. A child’s perception through the eyes take in lights, shadows and measure depth perception every second of the day. This frame of view is automatic. Children and adults, naturally possess […]

Posted On May 21, 2019June 10, 2019

Coping & Self-Management Skills Critical Thinking and Decision Making Life Skills

Has Positive Reinforcement Gone Awry?

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Think about the words: delayed gratification. It’s a foreign concept in our Amazon-centric world that delivers groceries in an hour or busy parents too busy that have fast food, (not even restaurant carry-out), delivered to their doorstep. Completing piano lessons at the end of the school year now merits participation medals, regardless of how much […]

Posted On May 15, 2019December 13, 2019

Life Skills

The Difference Between a Fixed & Growth Mindset

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There are two opposing types of mindsets, psychologist Caroll Dweck argues, a fixed and growth. A child with a fixed mindset sees their skills and weaknesses as inherent, something they were born with. It’s a “you have it or you don’t” thought process. Often, they spend the majority of their lives seeing an area (that […]

Posted On April 23, 2019May 29, 2019

Life Skills

4 Life Skills Your Child Needs

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You can promote leadership and life skills in young people through academic reinforcement, organized sports, and extracurricular activities. Combine this mission while cultivating the following four skills will ensure your child will be on their way to success. Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Interpersonal skills provide the life foundation for a child’s confidence and how they […]