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The topics I write about meet at the intersection of parenting, teaching, leading and children. To thrive children need to be surrounded by enlightened adults. By that I mean adults who try to understand themselves, as well as children. As adults we should always be asking the big questions: When we can answer these questions, […]
Kids Talk is moving to Substack! You may wonder—Why start on Substack, and why now? It’s time to do something different. Recently celebrating my 70th birthday, when I might be tempted to close up my laptop for good, I see children, and the folks who lead them, struggling with the basics of learning, and of […]
As the year slowly comes to a close, many of us begin to reflect. On what worked.On what felt heavy.And on what we wish to do differently as we step into a new year. If you’re anything like me, January doesn’t feel like a time for pressure or resolutions. It is more of a month […]
What I have learned is that strong relationships that last a lifetime don’t just “happen”. Strong relationships require intentional work. If building relationships were easy, we’d have very few regrets in our lives. Building relationships is messy work. In this training, you’ll learn three ways to build strong relationships every day. You’ll also find out […]
There are many teaching and learning principles we use in our Montessori schools. We refer to them as Montessori pedagogical principles, but in truth, these principles are universal teaching and learning principles. These teaching and learning principles work for all types of people—from parents and teachers to business people—all over the world, and have worked for generations. […]
Why aren’t we ever formally taught the strategies to become more creative? Our ability to generate, develop, and bring life to new ideas is the foundation for the life we all want to lead… …and yet, at every turn we’re taught habits, routines, and belief systems that squash our creativity flat. Why We Struggle Many […]
What are children learning from this mean-spirited time? What has happened to common courtesy? How can we magnify kindness and respect in both children and adults? Teaching civility is a topic that has been on my mind for several years now. In this 20-minute instant free training, Teaching Civility, you’ll learn how you can create […]
In the mid 1940’s European psychiatrists studied the development of babies in institutions, deprived of the emotional warmth of a mother, father, or one-on-one caregiver. These researchers saw infants who failed to thrive and had a high two-year mortality rate. What seemed to heal these children was human touch. Touch communicates powerfully. For our children touch […]
Pay attention. As a child that phrase meant to stop whatever else I was doing and focus on the requested activity. The phrase, paying attention, connotes immobility. Here’s the paradox of paying attention. Learning involves movement. Movement done automatically activates few new connections in the brain for learning. When we pay attention to our movements, especially for […]
Our newest Leadership Essentials Course, Becoming A Productivity Master, opens today! If you feel like you’re always busy… If you’re constantly stressed and overwhelmed, and frustrated that you can’t get a moment to yourself… Then this will be the most important message you read today. Because today you’ll learn why you’re not getting the important […]
