February 4th, 2023
When you fail
Originally posted 2016-10-08 20:41:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Technology with Mr. Howd
Originally posted 2016-10-08 20:41:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
It’s a trap to think that in order for us to be happy, we need to put ourselves first. Scientists have evidence that one way to increase happiness is to be thankful and grateful:
The video above gives one easy way to put others first by making a “gratitude chart.”
Here are some other ideas from Love and Logic:
Originally posted 2017-11-13 17:36:31. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
The American College of Pediatricians has a good article about the difference between reacting versus responsding to kids.
Reacting means that you meet your child’s emotionally-charged behavior with your own emotionally-charged reply. Responding, on the other hand, gives your child permission to express their big emotions, ideas and feelings without criticism, shame or guilt.”
Originally posted 2016-04-11 19:47:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Have you heard of the Marshmallow Test? Here’s an idea of what it’s about:
Researchers at Stanford created this simple test measure self-control in a student. What they found is that two-thirds of the students couldn’t delay their gratification to wait for something better. But one-third of those students did show self-control.
And after many years, researchers checked-in with those students to see how they were doing. Every single one of them were successful! It seems that their ability to show self-control helped them focus on what was important and to delay gratification. That helped them focus on the “big picture,” persevere through difficulties, and to steer clear of negative choices.
So what can we learn from this? Self-control and waiting for what we want is important. It’s something worth trying to develop at school and home. See if you can find ways to help your student learn to wait for what he wants: TV shows, video games, playing, using technology, snacks. If students can learn to wait for small things now, they may be able to use this self-control in bigger more important issues later.
Here’s another video about this research.
Originally posted 2016-09-19 17:45:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Originally posted 2018-06-17 22:46:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter