Bullied Grandma: Surprising Lessons from a Disrespectful Event
Children learn to bully! We contribute to others being bullied when we model disrespect, judgement, unmanaged anger, name calling and acts of aggression.
The Virtues Project
How to Use The Virtues Project to Guide Children
With the fading of organized religion, there has been a lack and a hunger for old fashioned, wise guidance for goodness; for the virtues.
What Makes Us the Way We Are? Discover Parts of Yourself
An audience member wrote: “I want to learn more about understanding what makes us the way we are.” Hmm, as in what makes us human or what makes us different than others? I wasn’t sure how to start my return email and, yet, I did. Here is my attempt: The Chicken or Egg Theory The […]
“I am Proud of You!” Might NOT Be The Best You Can Say!
It is best to reserve “I feel proud of you” for situations when one person has invested significant amounts of time, energy and expertise into the success of another.
Guest Book Summary: A Pace of Grace: The Virtues of a Sustainable Life
My friend, Donna Wheatcroft offers this summary of Linda Kavelin Popov’s book, A Pace of Grace: The Virtues of a Sustainable Life. Overview: Fifty years after surviving Bulbar Polio at the age of 11, Linda Kavelin Popov was diagnosed with Post-Polio Sequelae, an oppressive fatigue that left her bed-ridden, even robbing her of her breath. […]
Question if Anti-Bullying is The Answer
When bullying is happening, our culture wants to move into an anti-bullying mode of defence. But maybe there is a more effective strategy. When our son, Benjamin was 15 years old we moved to Calgary. We had no idea he was bullied until one day he came home with a whack of hair cut out of […]