Here are some curated Resources for Speaking with Children about Tragedy & Violence from Dr. Brene Brown, a researcher and professor on vulnerability and courage. If you haven’t seen her Ted talks, take the time by clicking here.
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Brene Brown, Ph.D. has become one of my favorite lecturers and writers on the human condition. Her work on vulnerability and shame is powerful and accessible. You can see her TED profile & talks here. In this short clip, a part of a longer interview you can connect to here, Dr. Brown discusses the nature
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In her May 2012 article, “Can you Call a 9-year Old a Psychopath?“, Jennifer Kahn explores the therapeutic and parental challenges that seems to surround children whose behavior falls well outside the bounds designated typical. Specifically, she looks into the nature of ‘fledgling psychopaths,’ whether their behavior is immutable or responsive to intervention, and the
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A friend recently forwarded to me a brief article that describes new research on the correlation between economic complexity and prosperity – communal knowledge and economic success. “The researchers, led by Ricardo Hausmann, director of Harvard’s Center for International Development and former Minister of Planning for Venezuela, and Cesar A. Hidalgo, assistant professor at MIT’s Media Laboratory
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Research continues to show that solving puzzles can have significant impact on our brains. I haven’t seen much certainty about how they help or to what extent, but hopefully ongoing research will have more concrete answers in the near future. In the meantime, the likelihood that puzzles help us build and maintain our cognitive skills
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American Radio Works’ Early Lessons Click the blue link just above to read the full article and hear the radio report, plus some pictures. “The Perry Preschool was the idea of a man named David Weikart. He was a school system administrator in the small city of Ypsilanti, Michigan back in the late 1950s. When he
Bullying in the 21st Century is more often than not Cyberbullying; bullying will never be just ‘a fact of life’ nor a natural part of growing up. “This is a dark, vicious side of adolescence, enabled and magnified by technology. Yet because so many horrified parents are bewildered by the technology, they think they are
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Like Autism, Attention Deficit Disorders fall on a Spectrum, and should each be addressed individually with a unique combination of behavioral, emotional and if need be medicinal interventions. I tend to lean towards behavioral and emotional interventions when possible. Even when medicinal options are chosen, as they can be very effective, it’s important to continue
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