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How to Help Young Children Build Resilience
By Elizabeth Verdick, author of Try-Again Time My favorite photos of my little sister’s preschool years are the ones where she has food on her head. Spaghetti, chocolate ice cream, breakfast cereal—anything in a bowl became her hat. She loved … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Parenting
Tagged Free Spirit author, growth mindset, mindset, resilience
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Students and Resilience During the Pandemic
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis It’s a strange time. We are sad about our lives being on hold, and yet we have enjoyed time with ourselves in … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, gratitude, learn from home, resilience
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Help Students Manage the Emotions of Going Back to School During the Pandemic
By Rayne Lacko, author of Dream Up Now: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery Going back to school can be stressful for children in the best of times, but a global pandemic can create emotional challenges that cause young people … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged back to school, coronavirus, courage, COVID-19, feelings, Free Spirit author, resilience, talk with kids
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To Help Kids Succeed, Help Them Fail
By Kelly Huegel Madrone, author of LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens As mentors, how do we help kids succeed? Perhaps we’ve largely been starting with the wrong (or at least an unhelpful) question. … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged courage, Free Spirit author, kids and fear, learning from mistakes, resilience
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Helping Kids Find the Courage to Fail
By Kimberly Feltes Taylor and Eric Braun, coauthors of How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes When you suggest that your child or student try something new, do they typically respond in one of the following ways? I won’t … Continue reading