by Suzanne | Oct 5, 2020 | Connection, Developing empathy, Kindness, Well-being
Compassion and Forgiveness I’ve been thinking a lot about compassion throughout this pandemic. How we all are quicker to become dysregulated and how it is also taking longer to return to a state of regulation. How this means that we need to have compassion for others...
by Suzanne | May 20, 2020 | Connection, Emotional Literacy, Emotional Vocabulary, Listening, Mental Health, Resilience, Well-being
During this transition to Phase 2 as schools being to reopen their buildings, it can be challenging to support our children when we have so many questions and feelings ourselves. Some of you may choose not to send your child(ren). If your child(ren) will be returning,...
by Suzanne | Apr 15, 2020 | Community, Connection, Mental Health, Resilience, Well-being, Workshops
How are you doing? How are you and your family in this time of COVID 19? How I am doing is a pretty mixed bag to be honest. Short answer is, I’m okay. The longer answer is more complex – I’m feeling grateful, worried, nervous, unfocused, unsettled, content, peaceful…...
by Suzanne | Mar 19, 2020 | Children, Children's games, Connection, Mental Health, Resilience, Well-being
I hope you and your family are well and managing with this new world as it emerges. The unknown and unpredictable nature of our current world is creating lots of anxiousness. You may be trying to comfort your children, find activities to keep them occupied and make...
by Suzanne | May 26, 2019 | Connection, Intrinsic Motivation, Mastery, Resilience
Offering rewards – as in “get good marks in school and I will buy you a new toy/game” – is an oft used parenting strategy. The question is, does it actually work? Research shows that for mundane, repetitive tasks, rewards do work. For more complex tasks where nuanced...
