In the spirit of a ‘new year’ and ‘new thoughts’ as it relates to resilience and kids and what we model and teach our children, I wanted to share a personal story with you all. It was a reminder and maybe a wakeup to me that so much of what we teach our children of […]

A random question perhaps. And yet it is one of the most insightful questions we should be asking ourselves, and more importantly our teens, tweens and kids.  Can you answer, “who am I?” in 2 sentences or less. As well intentioned parents we spend an abundance of time trying to figure out: Who is my […]

My fourteen year old son has just started high school.  On day two I come home and he’s in tears, hunkered down in his bedroom.  It’s been a rough day.  A lot of contributing factors, but the main one – a group of older students with an apparent ‘right of possession’ over a particular lunch […]

We have loads of personal stories to share about the behavior styles and their relationship to homework – many of them dredging up distant (but painful) memories of our own past struggles. Fast forward a few years and we are now going through the process again, this time as parents trying to help the children […]

OWL: Organized.  Wise.  Loyal. The child that gets home from school and sits down to do their homework before they can relax.  The same child who honors their commitments over the spontaneous art of having fun.  Welcome to the world of OWL’s. Have you ever heard of a child who thrives on boundaries, structure and […]

Ever wonder how the people around you are feeling?  Find your nearest DOLPHIN family member, and they’ll happily give you their gut read on the state of everyone’s emotional well-being. Your DOLPHIN teen thrives on loving and being loved; on feeling connected and creating connections; on acknowledging and feeling acknowledged; and using their emotional intelligence […]

It’s back to school and I sometimes wonder whether I put more time in to pondering the ‘school year’ resolutions versus the ‘new year’ resolutions. If any of you identify with this then you’ll appreciate the angst over wanting to start the year off on the right foot with the right habits and with the […]

Our children love to go out for hot chocolate. It’s become a weekly ritual for us; an opportunity to sit  talk about what’s happening in their lives – school, friends, and anything interesting they’ve learned. The time and space to connect and tune-in with our kids has a lot of upside. On the downside, my 8 year old’s desire for his weekly hot […]