The Value of Our Efforts
On the morning of April 12th, 1980, Terry Fox dipped his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean. He filled up two water bottles. One he hoped to dump into the Continue Reading →
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The Paradox of Praise
In February of 2014, in the Journal of Experimental Psychology (General), Eddie Brummelman and colleagues published an article that revisited the subject of praise for youth. For decades, praise and Continue Reading →
The Namby Pamby Effect: Are Our Kids Growing Up Soft and Confused?
When Jacob was four years old, he earned his first, shiny trophy, courtesy of participation in a nearby t-ball league. As he grew older, trophies, plaques, and medals for participation Continue Reading →