Inside: Helping kids switch from a fixed to a growth mindset empowers them as lifelong learners. Our eldest daughter has danced competitively since the age of seven. She just loves being onstage. For each dance competition she will perform as part of a number of troupe dances, as well as dancing solo routines of her […]
Teaching Feelings and Emotions: 30+ Best Resources to Use With Kids
Inside: A whole library of resources for teaching feelings and emotions to kids, at home or school. Managing our emotions is hard, whether you are four or six or forty six! Teaching our children to effectively manage their feelings and emotions is such an important, ongoing task for both teachers and parents – there is […]
9 Growth Mindset Books for 10-14 Year Olds
These 9 growth mindset books for kids are great for starting a dialogue about growth mindset and the power of failure with children in the later elementary/primary through middle grades (10-14 year olds). Including both informational and narrative texts, these titles provide a great platform for starting discussions about fixed versus growth mindset, and the […]
No More Excuses. It’s Not Okay for Kids to be Mean: 9 Things We All Need to Be Doing to Help Kids Develop Empathy
“Kids can be so mean.” “It’s just the age.” “Girls are just mean.” “It’s just boys.” To be honest, I am tired of hearing excuses for mean or exclusionary behaviour. What age are we talking about? When do children supposedly out grow mean behaviour? – 5? 8? 10? 13? I’ve heard people say “It’s just […]
5 Tips for Helping Your Tween Navigate Middle School Friendships
The tween years can be tough enough to navigate with your own child but add middle school friendships into the mix and sometimes parenting tweens can feel downright impossible. With our kids sorting out who they as people as the onset of puberty sees hormones running amuck, tween friendships can be volatile at times even […]
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