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Practicing the Nurtured Heart Approach
Many thanks to Andrew for sharing and Nurturing Our Hearts!
The Seeds of Happiness
Whether we have happiness or not depends on the seeds in our consciousness. If our seeds of compassion, understanding, and love are strong, those qualities will be able to manifest in us. If the seeds of anger, hostility and sadness in us are strong, then we will experience much suffering.
To understand someone, we have to be aware of the quality of the seeds in his stored consciousness. And we need to remember that he is not solely responsible for those seeds. His ancestors, parents, and society are co-responsible for the quality of the seeds in his consciousness. When we understand this, we are able to feel compassion for that person. With understanding and love, we will know how to water our own beautiful seeds and those of others, and we will recognize seeds of suffering and find ways to transform them.
Social Emotional Learning
"Self-regulation skills are one of the biggest keys for success for students in the classroom. These are some of the skills that help students focus during lessons, wait their turn to share in group activities, transition to a new task when time is up, and start tasks right away. Self-regulation skills are extraordinarily important in the classroom, especially as we continue to place more and more demands on children and teens.
https://www.thepathway2success.com/15-classroom-practices-to-build-self-regulation-skills/
Over the next several weeks we will review one strategy at a time.
Love and Logic
Mentally strong children who know how to solve their own problems and who will grow up to be the most competent adults they can be is our goal.
Love and Logic provides a healthy foundation that allows kids to practice solving as many problems as possible early in their lives.
The following process is an example of how Love and Logic can get kids thinking more about their problems than we do.
Step 1: Provide a strong and sincere dose of empathy.
Empathy allows the child to stay calm enough to solve the problem—and learn from it. Experiment with saying something like:
Oh no. This is a problem. I bet that’s really upsetting.
Step 2: Hand the problem back.
After you have proven that you care, ask:
What do you think you might do to solve this problem?
Don’t be shocked if the child mumbles, “I don’t know.”
Step 3: Ask permission to share what “some kids” have tried.
Avoid giving suggestions until you have asked:
Would you like to hear what some other kids have tried?
Step 4: Provide two or three alternatives for solving the problem.
Remember to avoid resistance by saying:
Some kids decide to ________. How would that work for you?
Step 5: Allow the child to solve or not to solve the problem.
Resist the urge to tell the child which alternative to pick. End the session by showing your faith in the child and say:
Good luck! Let me know how this turns out.
Shout Outs
- Shout out to Kathleen Curtis for hosting a fabulous retirement breakfast for Lois!
- Mrs. Sauerbrey's preschool class visited the Mays Landing library this week. A shout out to the awesome staff who brought wagons in to make sure everyone could get there safely. Another shout out to Miss Nancy Wessler from the Atlantic County library who modified her regular story time program for these special visitors. The children heard a quick story, then did felt- board activities, danced to music and played instruments. Our local library understands that "inclusion matters"! The public library is for everyone!
- Shout out to Laurie Derringer for sharing the shout outs about the library trip😉
- Shout out to Jess Tobin, Harley Wendeborn, and Melisa Singh for inviting the administration to their spelling bee. The kids did an amazing job, both at spelling and at being kind to one another! Check out the big kid on the right🤣Mike Allen always adds some fun to an occasion.
Membership
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Grants
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