Secure Kids Learn Differently

Secure Kids Learn Differently

We tend to think of learning as something that only happens in the brain. Reading, reasoning, and remembering all sound so intellectual and cognitive. But in truth, it often begins in the body. Before a child can absorb a lesson, they need to first feel safe enough to...
Who Are You Without the Job (or the Grade)?

Who Are You Without the Job (or the Grade)?

“So, what do you do?” This is a normal question to field when you meet anyone new.  It’s a social norm to lead with our job titles, as if our value is measured by a payslip or a LinkedIn headline. But to be fair, it certainly isn’t necessarily malicious. Asking “what...
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

A collective shiver is bound to go down a parent’s spine when their child sighs and announces, “I’m bored.” It can feel as if we’ve failed them—like a good parent should always have a clever distraction up their sleeve. The modern world doesn’t help, either. We live...
What Happens When You Stop Asking Permission?

What Happens When You Stop Asking Permission?

The suffocating pressure that hums in the background of modern parenting can be felt everywhere.  In the worried way people ask, “So what curriculum are you using?” or “What grade is your kid in now?” It’s in the awkward silence that follows when you say your child is...
Off Track, On Purpose

Off Track, On Purpose

You can tell a lot about a society by how it reacts to a child who doesn’t do well in school. And so, there’s a mental script most parents and their kids subsequently inherit: study hard, get good grades, go to university, get a “real” job, live a stable life. It’s...
Unlearning The Fear of More

Unlearning The Fear of More

We know of this quiet, invisible script that runs in the back of so many parents’ minds: a set of inherited beliefs about success, safety, and what it means to raise a “good” child.  The same voice subconsciously tells us, “Don’t aim too high. Don’t take up too much...