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

Choosing Kindness: Part 2 - Teaching Kids to Choose Kindness (Post)

Earlier this month, I discussed how one of my son’s middle-school teachers focused on his kindness towards others as the highlight of our parent-teacher conference, and how it inspired me to look

Winning…If It Isn’t So Important, Why Does it Feel So Good? (Post)

This summer my family enjoyed watching the Women’s World Cup. As the games went on, more and more questions came from my son. One stood out. “Dad, what’s a yellow card?” I was able to explain to

Creating a Love for Reading (Post)

“Shoe!”...“Book!” My daughter’s first, simple words perfectly capture our family’s vices and values. From the time she could barely sit still long enough to listen to three pages of beginner board boo

Mindful Tools for Kids: Reducing Test Anxiety and Building Confidence (Post)

Test season can stir up a lot of emotions for kids—excitement, worry, pressure, or even fear of letting others down. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or a school counselor, you play a powerful rol

Mastering Social Skills Through the Trials of Tryouts (Post)

Whether you’re a parent of an athlete, mathlete, actor, dancer, musician, or child who focuses their energies another way, most parents agree, the successes of your children are prideful moments. An

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

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

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

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

The Magic of Stories (Post)

MinecraftAnimal CrossingAmong UsAside from being amusing adventures in gaming, can you guess what all of these have in common?Actually, let me make that question a little harder! Can you guess what

Choosing Kindness: Part 1 - Learning from Our Children (Post)

School conferences have generally been good experiences for my husband and me. With few exceptions, we often hear about our kids’ achievements, how they seem to be doing in class or at school, and hea