January 15, 2022

Don’t Waste The Teachable Moments

Education We all have similar, universal human needs. We all want to belong, and to have a sense of meaning and significance. Often, children engage in […]
January 14, 2022

School And Academics

  Today, kids are expected to know what they want to do, where they want to go to school, and what career they’d like to have […]
January 12, 2022

Feeling Empathy

Empathy Weissbourd also stresses the importance of children feeling empathy. In the Making Caring Common Project developed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, he and […]
January 11, 2022

Digital Age

As kids get older, they become more interested in technology, which is a large part of the education system now. By first grade, most kids have […]
January 9, 2022

Delaying the YES’s!

  Whatever happened to just losing and disappointment? We live in a society today that is enabling our children to expect to win and receive in […]
January 8, 2022

Be Part Of The Change

  A difficult, but important first step is to stop villainizing and/or moralizing foods.   A few examples include avoiding food labels such as “junk foods,” […]
January 7, 2022

MASK’s Need-to-Know Tips

Communication around the modern day topics that children and facing need happen regularly. Here are some topics to have some conversation around.   Bully When it […]
January 5, 2022

Standing Against the Entitlement Mentality

When I think of entitlement, I can’t help but recall Veruca Salt, the little girl in the red dress in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” […]
January 4, 2022

Help Your Child Make Healthy Decisions Based on Self-Choice

At some point in the middle or high school years, most every child is going to wrestle with peer pressure and confront those three dreaded little […]