1. Wink Sleep – Everyone closes their eyes and you tap one person on the head. They are the Sandman. Everyone walks around and the Sandman winks at people. When a person is winked at, they wait 5 seconds and then fall asleep – preferably in a funny, loud way. Other students are allowed to Read more about 3 Classroom Games to Fill Time[…]
Science tells us that we need to get lost in a great story. Reading increases knowledge and vocabulary by 50%. Reading – lowers stress by 60% – can lengthen your life by 2 years – boost your mood, helping you feel happy and content – helps you relax, your heartbeat slows, your muscles melt – Read more about Your Brain On Books[…]
When I start feeling stressed, frustrated, or impatient with situations, I will ask myself, “What Can You Control in this situation?” It’s an amazing cure for my desire to control the situation and make it better. I learned that question when I took Control Theory by William Glasser. Before I took that training, I found Read more about What Motto Do You Use That Helps You?[…]
When I was a Guidance Counsellor, I tried to be there for all the students in the school. However, as much as I tried, there were always some parents who thought I didn’t do enough for their child. One time, I was bombarded by many students who had some crises or another, and there was Read more about Keep a Win-Win File[…]
Esther Wojcicki, author of her new book, How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, shared the following excerpt on LinkedIn about cultivating trust with teenagers. With teenagers, parents can cultivate trust in a series of steps. For instance, here is how I’d build trust with shopping, one of my favorite educational activities. Read more about Cultivate Trust With Teenagers[…]
So, how do we go about building trust in our children? We typically think of trust as handing out our teenager the car keys and permitting them to drive on their own, or letting our 12 year old stay home alone for the first time. But trust needs to start soon after kids are born. Read more about Parenting To Build Trust[…]
If kids don’t feel trusted – or if there isn’t someone close to them whom they can rely on – they can really suffer. Esther Wojcicki, an educator and mother of three superstar daughters, explains why trust is essential and how to build it in the young people in our lives. All you need is Read more about How To Raise Kids to Become Secure Trustworthy Adults[…]
Gala Afshar posted the following 10 habits of happy people which I totally endorse: 1. Be kind to others. 2. Be optimistic and appreciative. 3. Have no sense of entitlement. 4. Be forgiving. 5. Be honest and humble. 6. Have good manners. 7. Be purposeful at your work. 8. Be mindful and self-aware. 9. Be Read more about 10 Habits of Happy People[…]
Do it for fun! Remember when you were younger, learning something new and being lit up with the accomplishment of knowing? Then sharing something new you learned. Whether you were five, ten, or twenty years old, and whether it was learning how to ride a bike without training wheels, throw a ball well, or make Read more about Never Stop Learning[…]
Being Mindful is one of my goals in life, as you can see on my Teachables. Being Mindful can subtly change how you react to things. These days I am being reminded daily of the importance of Mindfulness. Today Terry Small sent out a post on Mindfulness which was another refreshing reminder. His post literally Read more about Mindfulness Daily Is My Goal[…]