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Down with “Resolutionaries”
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 | 0 Comments
It is early days, 2011, and my weight management has already gone on strike.
I began its execution way back in the last decade though, so there is no risk of breaking a New Year’s resolution right out of the gate. Besides, I read more »
Adversity and Opportunity – Aimee Mullins at TED
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment
I happened on a recent TED talk by Aimee Mullins this week. Aimee was a paralympic record-breaker at the 1996 games and she’s an amazing speaker. Her talk focussed on seeing adversity as opportunity. Since adversity of some kind or another is read more »
Jennifer Kolari on the "Emotional Backpack"
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Check out the Fall 2009 issue of Think Magazine for Jennifer Kolari’s article about the emotional equipment your child needs for a successful day at school. To be able “to focus, to understand, to learn; and to experience social, academic and emotional read more »
Optimism and Resilience on Grey's Anatomy – Isaac and Derek Shepherd
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 | 0 Comments
Here’s the second instalment in an unintentional series on Grey’s Anatomy
Click here and scroll about six minutes in to see Isaac, a lab tech-turned-patient at Seattle Grace, as he assures McDreamy that he has survived war, the loss of his read more »
Jennifer Kolari Cited in Today's Parent Article About Parenting During the Recession
Friday, October 30th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Check out the November issue of Today’s Parent for an article on Positive Things About the Recession by Karan Smith. Karan cites Jennifer’s advice to set a good example for your children, sending kids the message that bad things sometimes happen but read more »
The Queen of Resiliency
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 | 0 Comments
One of my favorite posts on Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist is A case study in staying resilient: My divorce. Resilience is a big theme around here at Connected Parenting and Penelope Trunk, the self-styled “Queen of Resiliency,” is quite the role model. Psychology Today seems read more »
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—Gabor Maté, M.D.
"A must read for parents, educators, and any other adults who want to connect in a deeply caring and positive way with the children in their lives."
—Barbara Coloroso
