COMMUNICATION - A Pillar of FutureSTRONG Academy
Our children will one day face the real world without our support. Academic development is not the only skill they will need in the real world where people skills like taking the lead, emotional intelligence and a strong moral compass will determine who will shine. So, as parents who want to raise well rounded adults, we want to give them the right tools for their personal development.
Here is COMMUNICATION as described as the 6 C’s of Future STRONG.
Find Below Better Strategies On COMMUNICATION
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How To Argue Well – Keep An Open Mind And Be A Great Listener By Adam Grant
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jrxypXc2d4 * Want to listen to this instead? * Works Cited: --https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant/status/1721560235502952598Book Recommendation: Originals By Adam...
CONTENT WARNING: Watch What Happens In The Comments Section When Kids Post On Insta Reels #Instagram
* https://youtu.be/VleLXbjvBrM * Want To Listen To The Article Instead? * Did You Know Attention Engineers Are Rewiring Our Brains? Read more HERE. * The Rise Of Technology And The Lonely Human: When we were kids, we...
What Apps Are Children Using At 10pm? All About Tiktok. ~ Part 3
* Continued From Part II: Check it out HERE. * For Many Tiktok Needs No Introduction: In this attention economy, there's no bigger lure for children, teens and adults like Tiktok. It's an app that promises to showcase your creativity serving it up...
How To Help Resolve Conflicts Between Kids By Asking Open Questions
* We've all seen the naughty kids, the tantrum throwers and the belligerent ones. But, here's the thing though. Children are not aware of or able to articulate the real reasons behind their actions, especially if they have behavioral and emotional difficulties....
What Apps Are Children Using At 10pm? All About Snapchat. ~ Part 2
* Continued From Part I: Check it out HERE. * Discovering On Snapchat: Yes, we are in the digital age, and kids will have to find ways for social integration online. Yes, it is inevitable. But, one of the most useless apps on the planet can be...
The Importance of Touch For Our Human Immune System
* Touch improves everything and can relieve us from a lot of miseries. It’s a physical need like sleep, exercise, and relationships and has the following benefits: • Touch strengthens our immune system significantly, while a lack thereof weakens it...
What Apps Are Children Using At 10pm? Keeping Children Safe in a Digital World. ~ Part I
* Our Love And Hate Relationship With Tech: Technology is a complex thing. On the one hand, the ability of being anonymous, makes it difficult to track who's doing what. On the other hand, you can't be your most vulnerable self on it, because there are...
Schools Are Seeing A Surge In Violence From Students. What Can Be Done?
* https://youtu.be/rB7CZQfWjWw * Want To Listen To The Article Instead? * Cited Works: --https://fortune.com/2023/09/24/why-high-school-students-violent-dangerous-pandemic-solutions-discipline/...
Effective Parenting 101: For Parents And Children Of The Technology World
* For parenting to be effective, we need to first understand and adjust our mindset. What are our fears for our children, do we love them for who they are or what they're capable of becoming? What do we truly want as parents? Let's look at a few things we do...
Here’s How To Have Positive Mental Health At Any Age Inspite Of Developmental & Life Changes
* What Is Positive Mental Health? When we're talking about mental health, we must go beyond psychopathology. Psychopathology is mental illness. How to check for positive mental health? Answering the question once in a while if "I'm doing everything I can in my...
GPA Might Help Make A Living But Teens Need Life Skills To Make A Great Life
* Here’s a checklist of all the life skills a high schooler must be exposed to before he or she is sent off to college. Why a checklist? High achieving youth are fast becoming the biggest “at-risk” group of the world. With a weak resilience muscle and a lack of...
From Training To Testing: A Love Letter To The Child Going Off To College
* I timed this, it's a 6 minute read. You're moving away. And here I am, while you are packing to leave, watching videos of drunk people doing dumb shit. All the while wondering what pressures you will have to succumb to as a freshman. At the same time, I tell...
What Is Your Strength – The Courage To Be Different And Other Ideas From Teen Essays
* Here are a series of Strength essays by teenagers in a school in inner city Atlanta. * * * * * * * Our mission with FutureSTRONG Academy – to grow children who respect themselves, their time and their capabilities in a world...
Icebreaker Questions To Discover And Engage With Teens, Young Adults And Team Members
* As teachers and coaches, we all find ourselves in a situation where we must engage and connect with the kids in our care. Here are a few questions that will help as icebreakers when we need to get to know others. 1. In your opinion, what animal is the...
Why Are Social Emotional Skills And Character Development Important For Children
* As a parent advocate trying to bring social, emotional and character development to families, schools and communities, it’s so exciting for me to see what Fulton County is doing with 7 mindsets, Gwinnett with its 7 Habits of Successful Teens and Barrow county...
Dr. Dan Siegel – The Brilliant Coach For 21st Century Parenting
* The 4 S's of Parenting: Seen, Soothe, Safety, all three lead to the 4th S which is Security. Only if these 4 Ss are there, children can do a better job of making sense of the world around them. Research on child development says that one of the very best...
There Are Benefits To Having Difficult Conversations. Here Are The Frameworks For Having Them.
* What Is A Difficult Conversation? One of the top reasons why we procrastinate when it comes to relationships is our inability to have difficult conversations. Especially, if it involves discussing a topic of concern that might irreversibly alter the status...
The Art Of Selling And Why Tell Stories
* Stories are used to sell important ideas. Even companies selling yogurt have their origin story on the marketing label as a way to connect with potential customers - complete with green pastuers, beautiful cows - you get the drift. Stories help us connect...
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