Social Emotional Learning
6 steps to happiness
Six Steps to Happiness There are plenty of reasons to be unhappy… Covid- 19-duh! You hate your job but don’t see any better options. You lost your job because of Covid-19 You are sick and the treatment isn’t working. You are having problems in your relationship; with your partner, with your kids, with friends. Seriously, I…
Read MoreStages of Development for Preschool Boys and Girls
Stages of Development for Boys and Girls As parents and educators, we all know that boys and girls show up differently in life. In a recent video series Sissy Goff, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP and David Thomas, L.M.S.W. from Daystar Counseling Ministries, identify the brain research which results in behavioral differences and offer recommendations for how to…
Read Moreteaching kids to handle rejection
Kids and Rejection You don’t make the team Your friend doesn’t invite you to to the party Your essay, performance, or art work doesn’t win first place Rejection is a part of life, for kids a well as for adults. I bet we all know adults who never learned to handle rejection or obstacles well.…
Read MoreOverwhelmed?
Feeling Overwhelmed? I have a new baby, a business and a special needs 12 year old… I’m overwhelmed. My business is really taking off. I have more work than I can do and I can’t find good help. I’m so afraid I can’t do it all and will let people down! My biggest challenge is…
Read Moreperfect
Striving for Perfect? In January of 2017, I adopted a dog. I hadn’t exactly planned to do it. However, I hadn’t planned not to either. I offered to foster a dog during a snowy weekend when the local shelter was trying to get most of the dogs out into foster homes for a short time.…
Read MoreUse brain science to change behavior
Teach Lessons that Change Behavior Back in the day when I was teaching lessons to children regularly as a school counselor, I was always trying to determine the best way to engage children in the lesson as well as make sure that they could actually learn and remember it later. Lucky for educators and parents…
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