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- Learned Helplessness in a School Context: What It Is and How to Deal with It posted on May 17, 2018
- 4 SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS YOU CAN EASILY PRACTICE WITH TEENS posted on May 12, 2017
- 5 TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS TO BUILD TRUST AND COOPERATION posted on April 21, 2017
- Why Teens and Alcohol Don’t Mix posted on April 15, 2018
- Ten Mistakes Sports Parents Make when Raising Young Athletes posted on July 4, 2019
Mother’s Guilt: What It is and How You Can Overcome It
/1 Comment/in For Individuals /by Jelena J.We’ve all felt guilty about one thing or another sometime in our lives. But perhaps the most haunting type of guilt is mother’s guilt. There aren’t many mothers who’ve never felt guilty about their parenting, even if it’s for just a second. But when does it become an issue? Let’s start by defining the term […]
10 Easy Ways to Be Mindful while Doing Everyday Tasks
/0 Comments/in For Individuals, For Students /by Jelena N.Being mindful has many benefits, but it sounds complicated and demanding. Also, some people think that practicing mindfulness requires meditation or yoga, for example. But mindfulness doesn’t have to include much time or yoga mats. What if we say there are plenty of easy ways to practice mindfulness in your everyday life? And by doing […]
Exercises to Help Boost the Dyslexic Mind
/0 Comments/in For Educators, For Students /by Nobel CoachingDyslexia is a disability that impairs language learning – spelling, pronunciation, reading, and reading comprehension – despite normal intelligence. Seeing an otherwise bright kid struggle with something “as simple as a reading task” is likely to take most people aback. The inability to relate to the issues kids with dyslexia face can result in both […]
The Pygmalion effect – How Teachers’ Expectations Affect Students’ Achievement
/0 Comments/in For Educators /by Jelena N.The Pygmalion effect describes how a teacher’s higher expectations lead to the student’s higher performance. If a teacher believes that certain students are late bloomers, there’s a good chance that they will become exactly that. Pygmalion effects in the classroom This effect can be found in different settings, but here we’ll focus on the classroom […]
What Is Executive Function?
/2 Comments/in For Educators, For Individuals /by Jelena J.Executive function is a set of mental processes that helps us manage, plan, and organize our activities in order to achieve a certain goal [1]. Extensive neuropsychological research places it in the prefrontal cortex and even though it forms in early childhood, it continues to develop and change throughout our lifetime. It plays an essential […]