I received a phone call from a concerned grandfather, parent and community leader recently. He said he and his wife have been volunteering at several elementary schools in the area, and there’s one glaring factor that school faculty are concerned about: Parents seem to be more concerned about whether or not their kids like them…
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Sometimes my inner critic has a megaphone. Like when I’m late to first grade pickup or send an email with a typo. When does your inner critic show up? When you say the wrong thing in a meeting? At breakfast when you’ve burned the toast? Or maybe you’re in a season of high stress and…
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Recent events (both near and far) have led me to question one small little word with a big bite: “hate.” My son’s school had to go into lockdown mode while we were having an outdoor celebration breakfast for his class. Nothing was going on at the school, but only a couple of blocks down the…
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Should Parents Care If Their Kids Like Them or Not?
I received a phone call from a concerned grandfather, parent and community leader recently. He said he and his wife have been volunteering at several elementary schools in the area, and there’s one glaring factor that school faculty are concerned about: Parents seem to be more concerned about whether or not their kids like them…
Taming and Learning From the Voice in Your Head
Sometimes my inner critic has a megaphone. Like when I’m late to first grade pickup or send an email with a typo. When does your inner critic show up? When you say the wrong thing in a meeting? At breakfast when you’ve burned the toast? Or maybe you’re in a season of high stress and…
How We Learn to Hate and How We Can Stop
Recent events (both near and far) have led me to question one small little word with a big bite: “hate.” My son’s school had to go into lockdown mode while we were having an outdoor celebration breakfast for his class. Nothing was going on at the school, but only a couple of blocks down the…