Posted on June 20, 2014
Candice and Amy met when they were 10. They knew in grade school that they would be BFFs! Sure enough, despite going to college in two different cities, their expectations were met. They got married to their husbands, and had kids at about the same time, and lived in the same neighborhood. To top it off, their daughters went to the same school and were BFFs too! The cycle continued. One day, Candice’s daughter, Amber, came home and told her…
Posted on June 13, 2014
“If you will not imagine yourself as other than what you are, then you will remain as you are.” Neville Goddard, The Power of Awareness Children have the most amazing imaginations. Whether they’re dreaming about what they’d like to be when they grow up or creating elaborate worlds for make-believe play, their vision is unlimited. In recent years, studies have shown that flights of fantasy have tangible, real-world benefits. Not only does imagination allow us to understand things we…
Posted on June 6, 2014
“We forget things if we have no one to tell them to.” How many times have you heard someone say, “When I was a kid, we had to walk two miles to school in the snow! Uphill both ways!” Parents tend to tell their children stories from their own upbringing as a way of making the kids realize how privileged they are. For example, a parent will say, ‘We didn’t have an iPad or a game system when we…
Posted on May 30, 2014
Our cofounder and resident developmental psychology expert, Dr. Julie Watson, shared this great article about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) that I was compelled to share! In the post, Dylan Arena, cofounder of Kidaptive, reiterates what researchers like Daniel Goleman, John Gottman, and the CASEL forum have long been advocating. SEL is key to the development of the whole child as well as “pure academic achievement.” A recent study of more than 270,000 students revealed that “those who received SEL instruction…
Posted on May 24, 2014
Recently, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, noted psychologist and author of The Conscious Parent, sat down with Oprah for “Super Soul Sunday” to talk about what being a conscious parent means. The entire episode is well worth watching, but here are some of our favorite takeaways. “Our children are showing us a mirror to our undeveloped self,” says Dr. Shefali. Let’s look at this mirror effect from two reflective points of view: 1. What is the child showing parents about themselves? Say…
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