Lesson Tag: motivation
Conversations That Build Self-Esteem for your Child with Autism or ADHD
Lesson Details
We want our children to live healthy, happy lives with strong connections and a positive sense of self. Conversation is a pathway to developing and sustaining a healthy and trusting relationship with your child and for having a positive impact on how they see themselves.
Course Lessons
We want our children to live healthy, happy lives with strong connections and a positive sense of self. Conversation is a pathway to developing and sustaining a healthy and trusting relationship with your child and for having a positive impact on how they see themselves.
Class Recording and Handouts
Lesson Details
Does your child seem unmotivated, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?
Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?
Are you confused about what will really help?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning? This class will help support your child’s learning and motivation in ways that work. You will discover how to advocate in meaningful ways when necessary.
Course Lessons
Does your child seem unmotivated, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?
Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?
Are you confused about what will really help?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning? This class will help support your child’s learning and motivation in ways that work. You will discover how to advocate in meaningful ways when necessary.
Class Recording and Handouts
Lesson Details
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap. How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggest that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community. In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Course Lessons
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap. How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggest that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community. In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Help Your Child to Care More and Do Better in School
Lesson Details
- Does your child seem uninterested, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?
- Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?
- Are you confused about what will really help?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ school. This class will give you ways to help your child to care more and do better in school. You will learn how to work with your child’s school and to speak up when they need you to.
After this class you will be able to:
- Recognize where your child needs help and how to help them
- Work with your child and their teacher to stop arguing about homework and get it done
- Use simple, practical ways of getting your child to care about school without taking over
- Know when and how to get in touch with a teacher about your child’s school challenges
Course Lessons
- Does your child seem uninterested, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?
- Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?
- Are you confused about what will really help?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ school. This class will give you ways to help your child to care more and do better in school. You will learn how to work with your child’s school and to speak up when they need you to.
After this class you will be able to:
- Recognize where your child needs help and how to help them
- Work with your child and their teacher to stop arguing about homework and get it done
- Use simple, practical ways of getting your child to care about school without taking over
- Know when and how to get in touch with a teacher about your child’s school challenges
Back-to-School: Reconnection and Recovery
Lesson Details
How do we build community and approach academics after such a challenging time in education? What have students experienced, what do they need, and how can we begin to capture their attention and engage them in learning? What are practical, effective way to emphasize emotional safety and equity for in-person and hybrid environments. This quick class focuses on how to build and maintain personal connections through our education work with a focus on recovery from a very challenging year.
Course Lessons
How do we build community and approach academics after such a challenging time in education? What have students experienced, what do they need, and how can we begin to capture their attention and engage them in learning? What are practical, effective way to emphasize emotional safety and equity for in-person and hybrid environments. This quick class focuses on how to build and maintain personal connections through our education work with a focus on recovery from a very challenging year.
Understand Executive Functions, Emotions, and Self-Regulation
Lesson Details
Research has shown that once youth understand how their brain works and what they can do to optimize brain health, their social emotional health and motivation to learn increases. In this session, parents and educators can learn about the relationship between executive functions and emotional regulation, and how that affects academics in addition to stress and well-being.
Course Lessons
Research has shown that once youth understand how their brain works and what they can do to optimize brain health, their social emotional health and motivation to learn increases. In this session, parents and educators can learn about the relationship between executive functions and emotional regulation, and how that affects academics in addition to stress and well-being.
Growth Thinking and Self-Worth
Lesson Details
Parents and educators may not realize that the messages you are sending about your own confidence and well-being affect the youth you raise. Learn more about the connection between self-esteem and growth mindset. Make a plan to change your feedback language and self-talk on behalf of yourself and your children or students.
Course Lessons
Parents and educators may not realize that the messages you are sending about your own confidence and well-being affect the youth you raise. Learn more about the connection between self-esteem and growth mindset. Make a plan to change your feedback language and self-talk on behalf of yourself and your children or students.
Use Effective Feedback to Support Courage and Confidence
Lesson Details
Gifted students are more likely to hold a “fixed mindset,” which may hold them back from trying new things or reaching their full potential. They may believe they should only do things at which they are excellent. The way families and educators give feedback can reinforce a frame of mind that supports those limiting beliefs or the confidence to try new experiences. Learn about the language you can use to support courage and independence in your gifted student. You will also gain skills in coaching your child back to confidence after a failure.
Course Lessons
Gifted students are more likely to hold a “fixed mindset,” which may hold them back from trying new things or reaching their full potential. They may believe they should only do things at which they are excellent. The way families and educators give feedback can reinforce a frame of mind that supports those limiting beliefs or the confidence to try new experiences. Learn about the language you can use to support courage and independence in your gifted student. You will also gain skills in coaching your child back to confidence after a failure.
Manage Academic Loss
Lesson Details
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap.
How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggests that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community.
In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Course Lessons
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap.
How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggests that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community.
In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Make Homework Work for Teens
Lesson Details
Does your child complain, seem unmotivated, or overly stressed when it comes to school? Are you in the loop when it comes to grades? Are you over-involved when it comes to homework?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. Come learn how to nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning.
Course Lessons
Does your child complain, seem unmotivated, or overly stressed when it comes to school? Are you in the loop when it comes to grades? Are you over-involved when it comes to homework?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. Come learn how to nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning.