Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash I am talking to a group of university undergrad students via Skype.  The topic is neuroplasticity and...

You are not your past. Tony Robbins If there is any dispute that your traits and beliefs are passed down through your DNA, you haven't...

I sometimes make stupid decisions.  It sounds good at the time, but as the decision rolls out, my better judgement is challenged. Years...

If I don't write it in my calendar, it is not going to happen. If a task is not on my list, I have a 50-50 chance of forgetting it.  Ah,...

I am once again staring out at miserable rain and snow.  It is March.  Spring is just around the corner. Outside my window there are big...

I am at a school meeting attended by a classroom teacher, a resource teacher, a school administrator, a  support worker and myself as a...

All of our interactions and responses influence those around us. The adults in the primary support system for children have a tremendous...

Stress is a normal part of our everyday experience, yet, increasingly we are finding children who are challenged with the practice of...

Photo by Ben Rosett on Unsplash Recently I watched and rewatched a PBS special on happiness. The documentary examined the growing study...

I have to admit to one of my guilty pleasures in order to give this blog post some context.  I love watching the TV show, “The Biggest...

One of the great learning in my years as a vice principal, through countless investigations of disputes of all kinds, rarely will you...

How Do We Put Back in Curriculum What Technology Takes Away? Technology is moving into the educational sphere in an ever-increasing way. ...

Photo by Kelsey Chance on Unsplash The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. It is human connection. Joahan Hari There is a classic...

Photo by Simon Rae on Unsplash Children need love and connection, and they also need practice in contributing to a larger community....

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Beliefs are not an intellectual construct, they are an emotional one. Our feelings are always connected to...

Any chronic distraction creates an artificial balance in your wellbeing. When you train your brain to continuously avoid painful felt...

Every effort you make to create small repeated behaviours that move you towards your passions and desires is success. In terms of...

A fourteen-year-old girl, “Wendy” has been shunned by her social circle for having slandered another high profile fifteen-year-old girl....

Easy choices. Hard life. Hard choices. Easy life. Jerzy Gregorek Our role in supporting children is to help them make hard choices in...

Crisis arrives because we are alive. Crisis is the Mother of all Undos. Crisis comes because death comes because life comes. We cannot...