Growth Mindset Archives

ADHD: Managing Your Emotions and Everyone Else’s… UGH!

July 22, 2021

An Interview with Jeff Copper of Attention Talk Radio

If you realize the challenge that emotions play in your or your child’s life, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

In this interview, Jeff Copper and I discuss the importance of practicing calm, and it’s benefits for you, and your child.

Calm really works. It is powerful. When we can first calm down, we can engage differently.

If you find yourself feeling agitated, or repeatedly frustrated with the same issues, it may be that an appropriate boundary is not set.

Learn how practicing calm helps you to set, and stick to boundaries that you are comfortable with, and feel good about.

Calm is your Power.

Feel free to reach out with any questions: [email protected]

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What is Calm & Connected© and APCA©? An interview with Cindy Goldrich and Dulce Torres.

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

In this interview Cindy Goldrich discusses with Dulce Torres how Parent Coaching helps the child. You will learn: How Parent Coaching puts the parent at the center of support for the child. What Cindy’s Calm and Connected© parent workshop is and how it began. What Cindy’s Professional Training, APCA: ADHD Parent Coach Training© is and why it was created. Who is Calm and Connected© and APCA© for? What age are the children of parents who take Calm and Connected©? Am … Read more

The Metacognitive Student: How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence

April 29, 2021

Are you familiar with metacognition and SEL Learning? Have you wondered what the terms really mean and how you can help your children or students develop these skills? It’s simpler and so much more important than you may think. I would like to introduce you all to Rick Cohen, Assistant Superintendent & Principal in Metuchen, New Jersey. I first got to Rick almost a decade ago when he asked me to come to his district to do professional development. Through … Read more

Skills for Success: What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Know about Growth Mindset

June 10, 2021April 23, 2021

The Student Wheel of Life: How Satisfied Are You Now?

February 10, 2021January 20, 2021

Taking time to reflect and evaluate how satisfied we are with our lives may seem like something only adults do. I have found that helping children (of all ages) examine key areas of their lives in an intentional exercise can be very beneficial. Positive change is most likely to occur when we first assess our current situation. I have found that the “Wheel of Life” assessment is a safe, non-judgmental, non-evaluative tool that allows for reflection and creates a structure and … Read more

“Why Don’t You Listen?” How to Stop Nagging and Start Communicating

February 10, 2021December 11, 2020

I recently wrote this article for ADDitude Magazine online. I hope you find it helpful. Your child may be ignoring your requests for very good reasons. Instead of insisting on compliance and obedience, find out the source of their resistance by engaging in teachable moments. “My son just doesn’t listen to me.” “My daughter snaps back when I ask her to do something.” “Why doesn’t he show me a little respect?” I hear comments like these all the time from … Read more