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“When emotional reactions replace mindfulness, you’re on the low road and it is very unlikely that you will be able to maintain nurturing communication and connection with your child.” — Dan Siegel You know what the high road is. When you’re feeling really good, nothing fazes you. You respond to your […]
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Today, we hear from Andrew McPeak. Andrew is a writer, curriculum designer, and speaker who has served with a number of non-profit organizations (and has spoken to thousands of Millennials) over the last 5 years. He now serves on our team at Growing Leaders. Enjoy. In years past Dr. Elmore has […]
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There is quite a bit of controversy surrounding the idea of using “gaming” to teach in the classroom. Some faculty members believe it’s nonsense—that all we’re doing when we “gamify” our pedagogy is caving in to the whimsical wishes of an adolescent. They maintain that it encourages the desire to […]
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Mice are part of life in many parts of the Midwest. This fact was a big eye opener for me when I moved to the area from the Southwest. We have so many agricultural crops here that mice and other vermin make their homes among the crops and then come […]
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“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” –Victor Frankl “Where there is great love, there are always miracles.” -Willa Cather I know, you never actually stop loving […]