Do something the first time you are asked. How often does mom have to waste time and energy asking you to do the same thing over and over. Give the gift of more energy by doing the task immediately.
Media safety during the dog days of summer
Posted: May 17, 2019
By Master Christopher Rappold:
Did you know the American child spends an average of 44.5 hours per week in front of some form of media?
Did you also know they see an average of 40,000 commercials annually and that by the time they are in middle
school they have seen 8,000 murders and over 100,000 acts of violence on TV alone?
7 Steps To A Great School Year
Posted: May 17, 2019
7 Steps to a Great School Year
By Master Christopher Rappold
1. Establish Rules for success
Parent vs Friend
Posted: May 17, 2019
Parent vs. Friend – Let’s make it simple and be both!
By Master Christopher Rappold
Life is about balance. To appreciate hard we need soft, to know lightness we need darkness. The ebb and flow of opposites is part of what creates the reality we appreciate.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
Posted: May 17, 2019
How many stories have you heard in the recent past about young people who have fallen victim to bullying? One story is one too many. Unfortunately, many of the stories end with the tragic loss of life as a direct result. According to the website, Stopbullying.gov, bullying is defined as “intentionally aggressive, usually repeated” verbal, social, or physical behavior aimed at a specific person or group of people.
Bullying happens in any setting and affects all age groups from school-aged children to adults. While bullying occurs in the work place, the most common settings are schools, school buses, playgrounds and with more frequency, cyber bullying.