As parents and educators, one of the most powerful things we can do for our children is help them feel safe. That safety doesn’t come only from protection. It comes from connection. The responsibility for connection lies with the adult. Still, children can also be empowered to build that sense of safety for themselves.
Helping Children Feel Safe: A Conversation Every Parent Should Hear Read Post »
I want to talk a little bit about how we shut children’s thinking down by mistake. I believe that we can all make huge shifts in our children’s abilities if we pay attention to the impact our words have on them. We often look for the outputs of learning, when in fact we should be focusing on the inputs and the processes of thinking.
Curiosity Saved The Cat Read Post »
We know, through research, that when we are nurtured by our mothers we feel more secure and are more willing
Soothing our children makes them stronger Read Post »
A strong component of what we do at Omatas is the preparation of the child for learning. We see academic
Academic Success Shouldn’t be Ornaments, They Should Be The Fruits of Labour Read Post »
There are many times I was convinced by the system to send my daughter into the fire. With promises that
There’s this nautical reference to 1:60 that I think applies to parenting. It states that if an aircraft is just
You Can Make a BIG Difference with a Single Thing Read Post »
The notion of helping someone has always fascinated me. I myself seldom seek help, especially for things I know I
We Are An Effective Transformational Space Read Post »
When I started the school, one thing was abundantly clear to me, schools are typically highly hypocritical. They ask children
Of Course You Can Go to the Bathroom Read Post »
Before I got to the point where I knew my child was struggling, I was none the wiser to much
No one ever sets out to undermine a child’s development Read Post »
Never forget the WHY behind what you’re teaching. Challenging teachers to think about WHY they are teaching or assigning something
Never forget the WHY Read Post »
Neuroscientists have known for years how learning works and how they want schools to operate. It just takes so long
Learning doesn’t work the way you were taught Read Post »
We’ve found a way to bring the neurology of learning into the classroom in a way that is making incredible
Attention is not a no-brainer Read Post »
