In March, 2017, about 1,000 parents/guardians of White Hill Middle Schoolers were emailed a survey link and asked to provide feedback about their children having cell/mobile phones. The survey covered topics such as, what motivated families to get or hold
Mindful Parenting Handouts
We had another great parent night with Jennifer Couture, LMFT and Sara Staley, LMFT, from the Mindful Classrooms program offered at the Wade Thomas. They have generously offered to share some of their handouts and presentation with our larger parent
Book: The Purpose of Boys: Helping Our Sons Find Meaning, Significance, and Direction in Their Lives
Michael Gurian offers a powerful new program to help us give our sons a core purpose–a program based on building morality, character, career goals, the ability to form intimate relationships, selflessness, personal and community responsibility, and an accelerated process of
Raising Grateful Kids
Raising Grateful Kids by Tess Connolly Gratitude…it’s all the rage lately right? We hear about it everywhere…”gratitude,” “be thankful,” “giving thanks”…I even have a t-shirt that says ‘grateful’! Some have called it “Vitamin G”, the new supplement-for ourselves and our
Mindfulness + Parenting
Definition Mindfulness is the awareness that comes from paying attention to each moment without judgement. It is like diving beneath turbulent waves in the ocean, the waves are still there but they are not tossing you around. Mindfulness helps create
Book Review: You, Your Child, and School: Navigating Your Way to the Best Education
A renown British author Sir Ken Robinson, acclaimed by Fast Company magazine as one of “the world’s elite thinkers on creativity and innovation”, writes with erudition and persuasion to the parents and educators on managing one’s child’s school years’ education.
Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience
If our parent ed event just piqued your interest in Mindfulness or you were not able to attend, this is a great book to add to your parenting toolbox! From Amazon Review Introducing mindfulness into the lives of our children
Mindfulness
Jennifer Couture and Sara Staley, our resident Wade Thomas Mindfulness teachers had a lot of great resources to share at the Parent Ed night about how to bring mindfulness into our family life and parenting. You can also visit their
The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
Overview from Barnes and Nobles Written in a warm, accessible voice, grounded in real-world experience and stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is both a practical guidebook and a values-based philosophy. The foundation of
The Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance- From Toddlers to Teens
In this groundbreaking book, parenting expert and acclaimed author of the bestselling book Simplicity Parenting Kim John Payne, M.Ed., flips the script on children’s challenging or defiant behavior and lays out an elegantly simple plan to support parents in establishing loving, age-sensitive
The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World
Review from Amazon Whenever Amy McCready mentions the “entitlement epidemic” to a group of parents, she is inevitably met with eye rolls, nodding heads, and loaded comments about affected children. It seems everywhere one looks, there are preschoolers who only
Common Sense Media: Cell Phones
Common Sense Media Cell Phone Parenting The non-profit organization offers ‘essential family guides’ to apps and other digital media as well as a library of age-based and educational ratings and reviews for apps, websites, games, TV shows, movies, books and
Book Review: The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
You’re baffled why your child refuses to go to swim lessons, because last week, you couldn’t get him out of the pool. Or maybe your children are fighting again, and one is about to explode. Most of us try to