Shame has a sneaky way of settling into a person’s core.  It's that voice that whispers, “You’re not enough.” And for many, that voice doesn’t come out of nowhere. It starts early—sometimes in the most innocuous moments of childhood.  ...

Sometimes, the most supportive thing we can do is… not make a big deal about it.  Yes, really.  When kids are grappling with something challenging, there’s often a whole range of emotions, both big and small, that come to the surface. For...

What if we told you that we don’t believe in the concept of “good behaviour?”  Hear us out. When a child is sitting silently in the corner, not causing a ruckus, we can breathe a sigh of relief and think, “Ah, I’m a great parent/teacher!” In...

Tiny habits, big wins. We know this in theory, but what’s the real trick behind it? Here’s a little secret: the key to lasting change is rarely going to be a grand, sweeping overhaul. What it is instead is those tiny, almost laughably small...

Brené Brown has spoken of a term that beautifully captures a pervasive yet often unspoken dynamic in our relationships: "candle-blower-outers." These are the people who, intentionally or not, snuff out the light of others—their enthusiasm,...

The tales are almost identical when we hear of penalties imposed on school kids: detentions for lateness, wearing the wrong socks in their school uniforms, not having a proper haircut, or their attention waning during class–escalating to isolation...

When we talk about the flaws in our education system, it’s easy to point fingers at the obvious targets: standardised tests, rigid curricula, and the relentless pressure placed on students and kids.  But another group gets almost equally caught in...

It’s part of the zeitgeist right now: the lamentations of how the new generation “just doesn't seem to care."  It's a haunting refrain that resonates with schoolteachers dealing with the disengagement of students who appear unmoved by, perhaps, the...

Every year, schools around the globe celebrate the perfect attendance of students with book tokens, certificates, and applause in assemblies. ‘Perfect attendance’ – what comes to mind goes beyond a phenomenon and takes shape as a title of honour...