Today’s reflection comes from Opening Doors Within by Eileen Caddy, from her March 29 meditation. Dr. Suzuki encouraged all of us to self-reflect regularly, and this meditation offers ideas that will deepen our reflection experience.
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It is important for the parent-child relationship to be strong and happy. Metaphors, signs, and symbols are useful communication tools. This podcast episode explores the bigger story in the parent and child relationship — the story that lies hidden in the parent’s and child’s behaviors and that is often revealed as metaphor, sign, or symbol. Teachers often observe signs or symbols of troubled relationships in the home. Today’s episode explores these signs and their potential meaning.
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Today’s reflection discusses the importance of developing the ability to have a sense of humor and ways to develop and strengthen this ability.
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Munro Leaf (author of Ferdinand the Bull) wrote this timeless book in 1946:
“How to Behave and Why” by Munro Leaf
I have referred to this book many times in my teaching studio, whenever I bump into a teaching moment regarding manners and pleasant behaviors. My students, their parents, and I have enjoyed the timeless presentation of doing what is the right thing to do.
In this episode, I share the book with my listeners. I hope you enjoy it as much as I and my students do.
Here is a link to the Ferdinand (the bull) book:
“The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf
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Today’s reflection encourages us to be humble again and become a beginner in order to help our children stay excited about learning.
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What is a good teacher? What are the qualities and actions of someone that makes us call someone a good teacher? And these same qualities and actions would also apply to parents, since parents are also their children’s teachers.
Today’s reflection explores the concept of “angle of repose” and how we can make minor adjustments to or accept our own angles. This reflection is a simple reminder of the power we have to make slight alterations to the life that we are living.
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Every word and action can send a message to our children and students that tells them what to think about themselves. Are we helping our children to develop mindsets that promote growth or are we shunting our children’s potential by allowing them to stagnate in fixed mindsets of judgment?
This episode discusses how the words we use to praise and encourage our children and students, whether they succeed or struggle, will have a powerful impact on the true message that our children will hear. This episode looks closely at the correlation of our choice of words and the messages our children receive and adopt about themselves.
Today’s reflection discusses the importance of enthusiasm to encourage your child’s desire to learn and practice and sets out how a parent can build enthusiasm for practice and learning. Continue reading “Reflections — Enthusiasm”
Does it matter what language we use when we talk to our students, our spouses, and most importantly, to ourselves? Our language choices have a powerful impact on our behavior, our attitude, and often our results. More importantly, our language choices impact our quality of life and affect whether we try to learn anything.
