Resilient Kids: Help Kids Stop Emotionalizing Everything

As I mentioned before, I am working on a CEU course on how to develop resilience in children. The latest information that I have gleaned from my research is this: Different people have different reactions to stress and adversity. Why is it that one person who is stuck on a long line in the grocery […]

Angry Girls: Teaching Kids To Control Their Anger

I am reading a great book “The Curse Of The Good Girl” by Rachel Simmons. It is a fascinating read and I highly recommend it. I hope to write a series of posts on what I have learned. One of the more interesting discussions in her book revolve around helping girls to be emotionally intelligent […]

Differentiated Learning Webinar with A+ Solutions and Favi Becker

A+ Solutions and Parentingsimply.com are working together to bring Title 1 teachers a great training webinar. Last night, I had the privilege of  listening to Favi Becker, as she facilitated the second class of her seriesDifferentiated Learning.  We discussed the Essential Principles of Differentiation: Good Curriculum comes first All tasks should be respectful of each […]