468 results for '“I Just Don’t like the Sound of No'

9 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Learn a Language (Post)

After waiting for a while in a crowded deli line on my lunch break, it was finally my turn. “I’ll have a ham and cheese sandwich, please,” I said, proud of my politeness. “Good morning, sir,” the ob

​Peer Pressure - The Need to Feel Accepted! (Post)

Our ability to socialize and work with others in a group to accomplish common goals and succeed together is one of the best abilities we have as a community. But at times, our social nature w

Making Friends Is an Art! (Post)

Have you ever asked yourself, “How many friends do I have?” Of course, there are many different levels of friendship. You have your “Bestie Super Close” friends that are a part of your soul,

Your Child Disagrees with You… Now What? (Post)

If your children are anything like mine, you know that from time to time (and some days it definitely feels like ALL THE TIME), they are going to disagree with you. When that happens, how toleran

Back to School Pressures: Five Ways We're Stressing Out Our Kids (Plus five ways to help kids manage stress as they return to school) (Post)

We all want our children to be happy. And let’s face it, shouldn’t they be? After all, children don’t have jobs or bills to pay. We adults often wish we could go back to being a kid and not have to de

Five Ways to Inspire (not Impose) Kindness (Post)

When children are young, we teach by showing. We show them what money looks like when we count it. We take more abstract concepts, like addition and subtraction, and physically show them how it l

Making Tough Conversations a Little Bit Easier (Post)

From grief to puberty and everything in between, parents and teachers are bound to face tough conversations with their children. As school counselors, we’re often the ones helping to guide these momen

5 Foolproof Tips to Help Kids Make Friends at School (Post)

He asked if I liked to eat crayons. I’d just moved to the area in the middle of first grade and wanted desperately to make friends, so I said I did. He smiled and a friendship was born. My father view

Encouraging Family Literacy: 6 Suggestions for Growing Your Child’s Interest in Reading (Post)

What is literacy? The National Literacy Trust defines literacy as “the ability to read, write, speak, and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world.”

The Good, the Bad, and the Backstory (Post)

What if you could know both sides of the story? What if you could know the “why” and not just the “what”?I spent quite a bit of my youth feeling insecure and jealous of my sister. The adults in our li

A Two-Part Series on the Value of Teaching Social Skills (Part 1) (Post)

Part 1: Social Skills Can Expand (and Limit) Life’s OpportunitiesWhen you hear the phrase “social skills,” you probably think about all the verbal and nonverbal actions and behaviors that happen whi

What's Your Superpower? (Post)

What’s your superpower?I’m not talking about reading minds, flying, or - my personal favorite - teleportation. The power that all of us have, and that we can choose to use, is the power to help.When