Kids today are living in trauma and adversity. We need to provide guidance, tools and support for our youth to help them feel good about themselves. If we don't, "the village it takes to raise a child" is broke! All…
How to Implement Trauma-Informed Care, Equity, and Anti-bullying Programs with One Important Practice: The practice of meeting the socio-emotional, and creative needs of every student in your class is worth mastering. And it isn’t that difficult once you have the…
Self-regulation is one of the most pivotal developmental skills youth can learn. If we can start thinking about what’s going on in our lives and how that impacts our feelings and reactions, then we can make some decisions about how…
When teens go through my programs the tools they get start them on a path to making decisions that they are proud of, feel good about, and help them communicate more authentically. Though that sounds idyllic, they typically run into…
You can’t just tell someone to be confident and expect that he/she will magically feel confident. Boy do I wish this were true. Parenting and caring for youth would be easy if we could wave a wand. Cultivating confidence involves…
Adults are the architects of the environments youth experience. What if you could cultivate a strong sense of confidence within all youth you care for? Adults who support youth in their choices are adults who trust and have confidence in…
There is a simple formula to achieve a productive, meaningful, joyful life. Unfortunately, it has been largely overlooked in the mainstream, despite the overwhelming research that clearly identifies this formula. It's never too late to support teens in creating a…
You know the song "Happy" by Will Ferrell where everyone in the video, young and old, is dancing and you just can't help but feel happy while listening to it? Well, what if you could feel that happy all day…
We throw lots of information at youth, “do this” “don’t do that” “be honest” “be kind” “don’t cheat” “be quiet” “Listen” “Stop” “No” “What are you thinking?” We hope that some of what we throw at them sticks, but we…
The Magic Of Encouragement Using Meaningful Acknowledgments Caretakers of youth use the power of their spoken words to reveal their unconditional positive regard for a young person’s accomplishments—Leading young people to embrace and recognize their self-worth as a unique individual!…