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[skeptic42]

Tips And Tricks Parents Can Use To Nurture a Love of Reading in Kids

Raising kids to love reading often comes down to forming habits, family norms and intrinsic motivation. A lot of it starts by parents modeling their own love of books.

Literally, read to them growing up (who doesn’t like being read to? Seriously?). We did, and my daughter is a voracious reader.

Lead by example. Get your ass off the TV/tablet/phone and read.

Let them read what they want.

[pern-dragon]

How Kids Learn Better By Taking Frequent Breaks Throughout The Day

American teacher Timothy Walker learned more effective ways to teach when he moved to Finland and pulled back from cramming too much into one day.

[scarleteenconfidential]

How to Help Teenage Girls Reframe Anxiety and Strengthen Resilience

Sometimes anxiety and stress reach levels that impede a girl’s ability to navigate life effectively. Dr. Lisa Damour has tips for parents and teens to help manage these situations.

Further Reading

Scarleteen Confidential: Teens and Mental Health

[wellnessandhealing]

Why Mindfulness And Trauma-Informed Teaching Don't Always Go Together

Teachers need to be aware that some of the trappings of mindfulness -- sitting with eyes closed -- could be triggers for students who have experienced trauma.

TRAUMA SENSITIVE MINDFULNESS

“A trauma-informed lens is, ‘this behavior may be a result of some sort of trauma.’ Or even better, ‘this may be a way for them to protect themselves,’ ” Himelstein said. There are some common issues he sees when trauma interacts with mindfulness.

Students don’t take the activity seriously

Students are triggered by silence because it feels like a storm is brewing, so they don’t want to be quiet

Students feel too many requests are made of them without the requisite trust being built up

Students exhibit avoidance behavior

Himelstein says building an authentic relationship is key to accessing the trust required to make mindfulness effective. For some kids, chaos is part of trauma so when adults are unpredictable they can’t be trusted. That’s why being a “predictable adult” is a good way to be authentic with kids. ...

[annamatic]

How Mastery-Based Learning Can Help Students of Every Background Succeed

In New York City’s highly segregated school system, some schools are embracing diversity through mastery-based learning.

[gregorymorisse]

Why Intentionally Building Empathy Is More Important Now Than Ever

Empathy is eroding, says Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki. The average American in 2009 was 30 percent less empathetic than their counterpart thirty years before. But there are ways to strengthen our empathy despite deep divisions in the world today.

[icareforcaregivers]

How Dyslexia is a Different Brain, Not a Disease

Students, parents, and teachers must understand that the dyslexic’s brain isn’t “broken” or deficient, just organized in a different way. And there is specialized reading instruction specifically for the different brain structure.

[thegoodlifefrance-blog]

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