Hi Mr. Bedley, I want to thank you for the amazing seminar yesterday in Oakland. First and foremost, I appreciate, respect and empathize with your sensitivity to the issue of parents with bi-polar disorder. My mother also has bi-polar disorder. It wasn’t diagnosed or addressed until well into my adulthood, but now that I know,… Read more »
Each child is uniquely woven together like no other child. When training each child, it s important to be knowledgeable about what makes the child tick, as well as get ticked. Effective discipline is when the child can internalize each of the skills you are teaching them so they can ultimately police and discipline themselves…. Read more »
Finally, you select the appropriate level of noise for any given situation! The Yacker Tracker is perfect for monitoring noise levels in the classroom, in a daycare, or at home! The Yacker Tracker s green light stays lit as long as the noise level remains below the set level (determined by user). Traffic light is… Read more »
The Magic of the Monkey I always knew there was something more magical about using animals to teach kids how to behave, than my own strategies, solutions, and tools. If you were a kid, whom would you listen to, an adult trying to rationalize the importance of being responsible, or a stuffed monkey you saw… Read more »
Losing your temper is no way to get rid of it. – Author Unknown
Avoid taking responsibility away from students who do not behave responsibly. The most responsible lessons of life are learned by letting kids experience the results of their choices. Obviously if it s life threatening adults need to intervene. Children acquire responsible behaviors from being challenged and guided. We can best cultivate responsibility by helping kids… Read more »
I recently visited the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory in Northern California. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a wide variety of colors and names of jelly beans anywhere. As a confection they have always been around. As kids we ate them, swapped them, hid them in our pockets until they stuck together and… Read more »
Expanding the Scope of Positive Media to Inspire Care-acter By Elaine Parke Founder of the Caring Habit of the Month Adventure Our educational system now resides in a complex and fast-paced climate called the information age. Despite the call to come together as community to instill citizenship in our youth, there is a powerful community… Read more »
Although the world is very full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller
It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him. – Abraham Lincoln
