Why Are Parents Forgetting to Invest Time in the Most Important Leadership Role of their Lives? By Jenny Vanderhoek

Why Are Parents Forgetting to Invest Time in the Most Important Leadership Role of their Lives? By Jenny Vanderhoek

Throughout my last 10 plus years in corporate, I attended minimum of 2 leadership courses or conferences a year. I always came back feeling refreshed from the learnings and ready to kick off the next project with some of the newfound skills that I had learned.

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Every Child is A Genius
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Every Child is A Genius

Yesterday was the end of year assembly at my boys’ school. It’s the one where awards are given out and the school captains are chosen. There is excitement and I can imagine for many children, there is disappointment as they watch others receive medals and it’s never them on stage.

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Leading in the Cracks
Lead Your Child, Lead Yourself Dina Cooper Lead Your Child, Lead Yourself Dina Cooper

Leading in the Cracks

Leading a team or leading a child is never just a sit down for an hour a week affair.  More often than not it is leading in each interaction, in each situation and in each moment. Sometimes as little as 1-2 minutes at a time. The cumulative effect of these minutes is what I refer to as building a relationship in the time in-between or leading in the cracks..

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We Know What a Resilient Child is Supposed to Do. Learn HOW They Can Actually Do It?
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We Know What a Resilient Child is Supposed to Do. Learn HOW They Can Actually Do It?

Resilience. Such an important trait to develop yet many parents find it difficult themselves before even considering how they are going to help their child to develop it. I shared some articles recently, on this very subject and wanted to focus a little bit more on some practical strategies to help you build resilience whether it is at work or within your personal relationships…

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Praising Your Child to Promote a Growth Mindset
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Praising Your Child to Promote a Growth Mindset

As parents we worry about praise – are we praising enough? are we praising too much? what should we praise? This episode brings a different perspective on selecting how to praise your child and an empowering rule of thumb when praising, which every parent needs to know to promote a growth mindset in your child.

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Getting Your Strong-Willed Child To Listen More
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Getting Your Strong-Willed Child To Listen More

Do you find yourself repeating instructions over and over again? Do you find that your child is just not that bothered about praise? Do you find your child is quite sensitive to your instructions and a certain tone can result in tears?  This can be stressful for both you and your child. This episode explains what may be going on and how you can change it….

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