It was over 10 years ago- the day that began a gradual yet dramatic shift in my thinking. I was sitting in a Humanistic Psychology class in graduate school and Professor Stephen McConnell asked the fateful question, Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘Child Achievement’
Are You Raising a Human Being or a Human Doing?
March 16, 2012 | Posted in Achievement, Confident Kids, Confident Teens
Parent Expectations Part 2 – The Downside of Setting the Bar Too High
February 2, 2012 | Posted in Achievement, Anxiety, Confident Kids, Confident Teens
In the last post we discussed parental expectations that are too low. Now let’s explore the flipside– what happens when parent expectations are too high. Read more…
Parent Expectations Part 1 – Small Thinking Leads to Small Results
February 2, 2012 | Posted in Achievement, Confident Kids, Confident Teens, Relationships
Have you ever heard how a fish grows to the size of its bowl?
This seems to be true for turtles. We once had two pet turtles, each in its own bowl and the one with the larger bowl got much larger. Read more…
This issue is on helping kids with motivation and procrastination.
