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Spotlight on Teen Depression

Spotlight on Teen Depression

Today marks a sad anniversary in the history of the American school system. It was on this day, April, 20, 1999 that the first massive school shooting in our country’s history took place in Columbine, CO. [...]

Why It’s Important to Talk about The Hunger Games

Why It’s Important to Talk about The Hunger Games

  Though I know a few of you will scoff at this notion, I really do try to remain neutral on this blog. The content that we deal with on CW, autism, emotional intelligence, our children’s [...]

Stanford Study Looks at the Early Development of Math Anxiety

Stanford Study Looks at the Early Development of Math Anxiety

As an English teacher and a self-proclaimed Wordsmith, math classes were never really a favorite of mine growing up. However, luckily for me, I was also blessed with a natural ability when it came to math [...]

It’s More than Saying “Worry Less” – Understanding Anxiety in Children & Teens

It’s More than Saying “Worry Less” – Understanding Anxiety in Children & Teens

If you all are like me, minor anxiety probably crops up all the time. You worry about your own children, your students and yourself, all of which can inhibit progress and (more often in my case) [...]

Before You Speak, Think: Lessons in Empathy for All Ages

Before You Speak, Think: Lessons in Empathy for All Ages

I was cruising a favorite DIY site this afternoon and I came across an amazing poster designed for classroom teachers. Its message was simple: Before You Speak, Think             T          –         Is it true?             [...]

Teaching Children that It’s Okay to Be Angry

Teaching Children that It’s Okay to Be Angry

We all get mad; it’s how we manage our anger that matters, and no one is perfect. For example, just this morning, I was trying to finish an article while my 1-year-old slept. Her sister had [...]

Getting Children to Face Their Fears

Getting Children to Face Their Fears

Being a child can be scary sometimes. With so much going on in the world, most of it new and confusing, it’s not surprising that even young children can develop irrational fears about certain scenarios which [...]

Focus on EQ: Optimism, Gratitude, and Technology

Focus on EQ: Optimism, Gratitude, and Technology

Focus on EQ: Gratitude, Optimism, and Technology. In this holiday season, thoughts naturally turn to expressions of gratitude.  Gratitude, it turns out, is one idea that’s also part of a larger movement called Positive Psychology, whose [...]

First Aid for Worried Teens

First Aid for Worried Teens

Teens are an incredibly stressed lot. They tell me so on surveys after school assemblies and in stress management workshops I conduct. When asked how many of them go to bed at night and lay a [...]

How One Principal Put An End To Bullying — The Story Of Three Little Girls

How One Principal Put An End To Bullying — The Story Of Three Little Girls

Once there were three little girls, Kathy, Lilly and Susan. They were all new to my school in the seventh grade and had come from different schools. But in eighth grade, when they were together, they [...]