When Someone Believes In You
When I observe in the classroom, I often see students engaged in this kind of struggle or avoidance.
Featured Articles
Explore a featured selection of my writing work below.
15th July 2019
Encouraging Capability
Later I remembered how much more effective it can be to ask questions rather than telling someone what to do.
15th June 2019
Feeling Heard
Recently my son was exploding in frustration.
15th December 2018
Facing Frustration and Flipped Lids
Our children don't always let us know what they need in the most constructive ways.
15th October 2018
Gestures of Acceptance and Belonging
These small acts were instrumental to actual success.
15th August 2018
Our Connections
As our young people move from childhood through adolescence, it can feel like we lose touch.
15th June 2018
Collaborative Problem Solving
When our children are struggling, they need us to show compassion, patience, and empathy.
15th April 2018
Homesick and Happy
The urge to become in dependent is strong.
15th February 2018
Making Deposits
We can think about the little acts of kindness between us as being a way to build up our relationship bank account.
15th December 2017
Generosity and Giving
Likely our children won't remember a particular toy they
unwrapped, but they will remember what we did and
how they felt.
unwrapped, but they will remember what we did and
how they felt.
15th September 2017
Planning Time for Togetherness
Our children like to be prepared and have a sense of what to expect.
15th July 2017
We Can Serve as Guides
Children naturally want to figure out the world and themselves.
15th May 2017
Let's Go Outside
In this age of trying to provide our children the best opportunities, shouldn't we be giving them more time outside?
15th March 2017
Time for Connection
He was doing anything he could to be seen and heard.
15th January 2017
Coming Together
We feel comfortable and more connected when we know what to expect.
15th December 2016
Connection Before Correction
When children feel a connection, their sense of belonging and significance increases.
15th October 2016
Making It Right
How do we support children who have made a mistake and aren't sure about how to make amends?
15th August 2016
The Three R's of Recovery
It was the throw-away apology that really started to get under my skin.
15th June 2016
Go Beyond
The classroom community allowed him to have an idea and see it through to completion.
15th April 2016
Why?
In that chaotic moment before dinner, it's easy for exasperation to take over.
15th February 2016
Simple Play
Are you a rule-enforcing, table-mannering, nitpicking harbinger of doom?
15th October 2015
Learning Opportunities
As we raise and guide children, it can be so easy to want to smooth the paths ahead.
15th August 2015
Being Firm and Kind
Often as parents, we get caught in a cycle.
15th June 2015
What Happened?
This is a powerful question, especially when voiced with genuine concern and curiosity.
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