Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. – Fred Rogers

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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 »

Heart at Work A while back, there was a story about Reuben Gonzolas, who was in the final match of his first professional racquetball tournament. He was playing the perennial champion for his first shot at a victory on the pro circuit. At match point in the fifth and final game, Gonzolas made a super… Read more »

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.” – Sir William Arthur

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 »

“The timid and fearful first failures dismay, but the stout heart stays trying by night and by day. He values his failures as lessons that teach the one way to get to the goal he would reach.” – Edgar Albert Guest

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 »