this excerpt is from a newsletter from Denise Pope of Challenge Success. These are her thoughts on schools offering year end awards and assemblies. This is very important. December, 2015 Several administrators at a recent conference asked my opinion on year-end student awards and assemblies. At their schools, they typically rewarded students who had straight…
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In my experience as a parenting educator and coach, parents who struggle with finding discipline solutions are often approaching their kids from a controlling perspective. They come to me because they have tried every tactic they know to get their kids to comply and they still aren’t successful. They are hoping there is one more…
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Carlmont Parents Nursery School has openings for outstanding educators! Due to family and health issues, CPNS is looking for a new teacher, a new director, and to establish a list of available substitutes. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidates looking to grow in their roles as educators. We hope that you will…
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A common source of irritation for parents is the repeated “Why?” they get from their kids after they have set a limit. The purpose of this badgering is to get their parents to change their minds. As soon as you do change your decision due to getting worn down, then they are rewarded for their…
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Stress is not all bad. Eustress is positive whereas distress is negative. Eustress, or positive stress, has the following characteristics: Motivates, focuses energy. Is short-term. Is perceived as within our coping abilities. Feels exciting. Improves performance. In contrast, Distress, or negative stress, has the following characteristics: Causes anxiety or concern. Can be short- or long-term. Is…
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Dr. Denise Pope moderates and participates in a Mental Health Panel featuring Stanford Physician Panelists – Positive Responses to our Children’s Distress Signals Common Ground Speaker Series, January 14, 2016 at Sacred Heart Preparatory School– Below is Cynthia Klein’s, Certified Parenting Educator, panel discussion summary. Physicians: Shashank Joshi, M.D. Neville Golden, M.D. School is presenting a tremendous amount…
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Please go to MentalHealth.Net to read the entire article. https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/types-of-stressors-eustress-vs-distress/ Eustress vs. Distress We mentioned it earlier and it bears repeating:stress is not always a bad thing. Stress is simply the body’s response to changes that create taxing demands. The previously mentioned Dr. Lazarus (building on Dr. Selye’s work) suggested that there is a difference…
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Knowing how to successfully support your struggling child is a valuable skill you will use throughout your lifetime. Regardless of their age, you will be a parent whom your children will come to when under duress or making decisions. I believe we can build the greatest connections, sense of security, and thus joy with our…
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A Summer Camp Like No Other Girl’s Leadership’s internationally-recognized residential summer program, founded in 2001 by girl experts and social entrepreneurs Rachel Simmons and Simone Marean, is a summer camp experience for girls like no other. Nestled on the beautiful, rolling campus of Mt. Holyoke in South Hadley, Massachusetts, our Summer Program combines the best…
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Listening to emotions is a fundamental step of problem solving. Problem solving is an essential skill to learn for a child’s self-esteem. They need to feel lovable and capable and this will develop as you problem solve together. Solving problems is not just logical. Solving problems is emotional as well. Trying to avoid your children’s emotions…
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