Parenting – Who Knew?
(Recent writing contest submission I want to share…Kathy, this is for you, xoxo) I am standing among a group of women, all mothers, and am feeling dazed and a bit out of it. I have recently joined their club as…
Champions
“Champions are made when no one is watching.” – Unknown “Dad, we didn’t pick up our medals. Can we go get them?” my son asks my husband the other week on the ski mountain. “Sure,” my husband answers, with a…
My Foot in My Mouth: Leadership & Parenting
“All parents should be leaders & all leaders should be parents,” I say a few weeks ago to a group of managers who I am leading through a strategy session. What? Where did that come from? Although not completely off-topic,…
Elephant or Gazelle? My Messy, Beautiful
“I am a complete elephant when it comes to social media,” I say to my husband this morning, “and I really want to be a gazelle.” Bam. You know when you say words and you can almost SEE and FEEL…
What is Affecting Our Children? First Stop: Nutrition.
In our original post, we talked about what is affecting our children’s learning and living and realized it really involves what we eat, how we live and the choices we make. So for digestible purposes (yes, pun intended), I have…
Treasure Trove of Trust (3T’s)
As a child grows, there is the expectation and requirement for him or her to gain more and more independence. Obviously. This sounds normal and good, right? It sounds so reasonable and easy. Well, once a child is around 7…
Our Children: Differences in Learning
What May be Affecting Our Children & What Can We Do?
Is it an epidemic? Why do so many children need additional support in the classroom and in their lives? Are we exposing our children to things that are causing their brains to function in a manner that is insufficient for our societal needs and expectations?
Introduction:
In talking with parents, I have noted an increasing number of children involved in therapies, assessments and/or diagnoses.
On the one hand, we could say that our ever-increasing ability to diagnose, analyze and assess, combined with our informed expectations around education, makes for more occurrences of parents seeking help for their children….
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