“We’re excited that The ‘Perfect’ Parent is joining this year’s list of award-winning products,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager.Discussion with my son, ten years old at the time, on our ride home from school: “Mom, can I play with my new NBA Hangtime game (Nintendo 64)?” “ONLY IF you finish your homework, ” I replied robotically. “Mom, why do you always have to say ‘ONLY IF.’ It sounds like I’ll be punished if I don’t. I hate being punished. Ms. A uses “IF” all the time and we don’t like it… ‘IF you don’t sit quietly when the…
TweetWhen we speak of education, we often discuss curriculum, tests, homework, and how teachers present educational material to students. We focus on technology in the classroom, grades on a report card, and whether one school is providing the same opportunities as the next school. We want to know how many hours of instruction students get, what art projects they are doing, and how many of their hours are filled with STEM-based activities. But we seem to have completely lost sight…
Tweet“Only an unfettered mind, where imagination has full play, has the audacity to challenge the impossible.” – Uell S. Anderson Let kids imagine what they are imagining. Their minds at young ages are naturally “unfettered” so adults should allow them to express their imagination in whatever words they use. This means we should help them formulate their imagination into sentences if they are at a loss for words. Fostering their imagination and helping to grow it will only further necessary…
TweetWe’d love to invite you to join Roma Khetarpal, the Master of Ceremonies, at this incredible 3-day intensive workshop, Deconstructing Parenthood: The Conscious Way with Dr. Shefali. This event will take place December 4 – 6, 2015 in Long Beach, California at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. Registration is now open and spaces are limited. LEARN HOW TO: End Conflict at Home Discipline Consciously Communicate Effectively Transform Your Relationship … WITH YOUR CHILDREN FOREVER! Special guests include: Neale Donald…
TweetLast Sunday, the world bid farewell to one of its most profound personal growth teachers—Dr. Wayne Dyer. Endearingly referred to by many as the father of motivation, he not only lived his own life purposefully but also led many of us to do the same. I am one such fortunate recipient of his teachings and his wisdom. In 2001 I went through a health challenge for almost two years. With two young children and my husband by my side, I…
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