By Jennifer Gunn The buzz around mindfulness in schools has reached a fever pitch, as evidenced by mindfulness sessions for educators found at every conference and professional development event around the country. One unintended strand of the spread of mindfulness is that some view its practice as a means for keeping students calm, compliant, and under control....
By Jennifer June Teaching your kids good things is a good sign of a parent but that does not stop there. Are you really practising what you are teaching them?There is this phrase I saw on a social post which says ‘kids won’t speak bad words but they speak heard words’ – so true! Our kids...
via www.janetlansbury.com You’re off and writing. You’ve cracked the blank page and the keyboard’s clicking. Time melts away, as does the chirping bird, the sound of distant traffic, the tick of the clock, and the discomfort of the broken wicker desk chair you’ve been meaning to replace for months. Suddenly the doorbell jars you. It’s...
via novakdjokovicfoundation.org/ I read an interesting comment recently on the internet: “When I was little, I was the one who picked up toys. Now I’m big, and once again, I’m the one who is picking up toys – it seems that I’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way”, funny, but also effective. The way...
via howwemontessori.com Do your kids pick up and put away their toys? Mine do… most of the time. My kids absolutely make crazy and wild messes but cleaning up and putting away is a priority. Why? We value and respect our materials and our toys. When we respect something we take care of it. We...
by Melbourne Child Psychology & School Psychology Services, Port Melbourne Our staff psychologist Dani Kaufman was recently quoted in an article on news.com.au, titled ‘Raising well-adjusted kids’. The article suggests that there is one ritual that every parent should do with their child before the age of seven. The ritual in question? Routine. It may sound simple...
Source: We have Kids McKenna Meyers is a credentialed teacher with a master’s degree in special education. She spent many years teaching preschool and kindergarten. Play-Based Preschools Foster Happier and Healthier Children Do you know play-based preschools promote the deepest kind of learning by encouraging kids to become self-directed learners who explore, develop curiosity, and...
by Michelle Caskey from Deep Roots at Home What is brain starvation and what causes it? I recently learned how an easily corrected deficiency in diet can actually cause active brains to function poorly – especially in boys. Most of us are aware that boys and girls are different. They see things differently, they play...
Traditional carrots and sticks don’t motivate students with ADHD – that much is clear. But the neurological underpinnings behind this behavior still mystify many parents and teachers. Here, understand why the ADHD brain is tough to motivate, and how you can adjust your teaching and/or parenting accordingly. Why Is It So Hard to Motivate Kids...
