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Empathy for Kids Starts With a Character, Not a...
Ask a four year old about their day and you get nothing. Ask them how the character felt and you get everything. That gap is not avoidance, and it is...
Empathy for Kids Starts With a Character, Not a...
Ask a four year old about their day and you get nothing. Ask them how the character felt and you get everything. That gap is not avoidance, and it is...
The Emotional Strengths of a Child, and How to ...
Someone asked you to describe your child's strengths and you know them but cannot name them. The words, the examples you can write down, and why a strength keeps arriving...
The Emotional Strengths of a Child, and How to ...
Someone asked you to describe your child's strengths and you know them but cannot name them. The words, the examples you can write down, and why a strength keeps arriving...
A Feelings Check In for a Child Who Has No Word...
You asked how they felt and they said fine. A feelings check in does not fail because a child is hiding something. It fails because you asked for a word...
A Feelings Check In for a Child Who Has No Word...
You asked how they felt and they said fine. A feelings check in does not fail because a child is hiding something. It fails because you asked for a word...
Growth Mindset Games for a Child Who Gives Up Fast
Your child did not stop trying because they are lazy. They stopped because getting it wrong started to feel like being wrong. Six games that take the verdict out of...
Growth Mindset Games for a Child Who Gives Up Fast
Your child did not stop trying because they are lazy. They stopped because getting it wrong started to feel like being wrong. Six games that take the verdict out of...
How to Get a Child to Open Up About Feelings
Ask a four year old how they feel and you get I do not know. That is not a closed door, it is an empty shelf. What to ask instead,...
How to Get a Child to Open Up About Feelings
Ask a four year old how they feel and you get I do not know. That is not a closed door, it is an empty shelf. What to ask instead,...
Why 3 Year Old Tantrums Happen, and What to Say...
The tantrum is not a negotiation and it is not a test. It is a feeling that arrived bigger than the child holding it. What to say in the first...
Why 3 Year Old Tantrums Happen, and What to Say...
The tantrum is not a negotiation and it is not a test. It is a feeling that arrived bigger than the child holding it. What to say in the first...