Parenting our children in the digital age can be a tremendous challenge. But what challenges do our children feel they face as they grow up in this tech obsessed world. How do they stay connected and not use to excess or engage in risky behavior? Let's ask them and hear our teens thoughts and feelings […]
La serie de seminarios para padres de las Escuelas Glenbard (GPS), Fomentando Familias Saludables, presentara “En la Silla del Conductor: Una Academia de Liderazgo para Padres Hispanos", facilitada por la Dra. Lourdes Ferrer, El involucramiento de los padres en la educación de sus hijos es el primer indicador del triunfo académico de los estudiantes. Fortaleciendo […]
What's the best way to motivate students to own their education, learn deeply and durably, and develop resilience? Research has shown that the key to all these things is intrinsic motivation, or motivation that comes from within. Jessica Lahey summarizes the current research on autonomy-supportive parenting and teaching, competence, rewards, praise, and failure. Finally, she […]
Mindfulness, along with emotional intelligence, resilience, and social-emotional learning, are big buzz terms in today's world--and for good reason. Adolescents are in an especially opportune period of development to make use of the benefits of mindfulness. This presentation examines mindfulness as an approach to helping teens become internally stronger and more balanced as they face […]