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  Last week we learned that lifeskills must be intentionally taught. Sometimes these lifeskills are called executive function skills. We’re teaching children to take charge of their own behaviors and attitudes. Good news for parents! There are…

Happy and Successful Kids Lifeskill 1: Focus and Self Control Lifeskills must be modeled and taught. While some children seem to learn them more easily than others, they don’t just “happen.” Children who learn them are better…

   Happy Kids! That’s what all parents and grandparents want. But in today’s fast-paced world, what we often get are frustrated, stressed, unhappy little people who haven’t learned how to manage the ins and outs of daily…

When teachers sit down with their class to read a picture book, they often take a few minutes to prepare the children to both enjoy the book more and understand it better. They do a “picture walk”…

I don’t know about you, but when I haven’t done something for a while I need a bit of refreshing before moving up to full throttle. Like the time I was rear-ended and it took me a few days to…