character development
VIDEO: You're Not Going to Get to the Next Level If You're Looking at Your Neighbor's Plate
FishHawk Lithia, FL and Wesley Chapel, FL Martial Arts School owner, Manny Cabrera talks about how it’s important to stay focused on what you’re doing rather than what others are doing in order to be successful. Focusing on others only leads to also-ran, jealousy, and losing your path. Check it out 🙂
Read MoreDeveloping Your Wellbeing in Body, Mind, and Spirit — Health — March's Powerful Word
This month we will focus on the powerful word; “health.” Being healthy is more than just feeling good. It’s total wellbeing and freedom from disease. Each year, it’s important to take inventory of our health and the health of our family. But just as important, we need to help our children to understand and take…
Read MoreI'll Stand By You! Loyalty is February's Powerful Word!
This month we will focus on the powerful word; “loyalty.” Loyalty is a complex word. It means being faithful, steadfast and true to someone or something. When we are loyal, we stand up for and stand by our friends, family, school or cause. Of course, loyalty doesn’t mean we always agree or we refuse to…
Read MoreI can see what I want to be! Vision – January's Powerful Word
This month we will focus on the powerful word, “vision.” We often talk about the goals we want to achieve in the beginning of the year. But achieving our goals becomes more believable and achievable when we can picture what they will look like once they’ve already been achieved. This is where visioning becomes…
Read MoreEveryone should receive what they deserve and what they need! – Fairness: December's Powerful Word
This month we will focus on the powerful word, “fairness.” Fairness is a tough concept to understand for many children. It’s easy to see why. Fairness does not necessarily mean equal or “the same” and yet studies tell us that young children believe that inequality is unfair (i.e. Science, May 2010). As adults, we know that fairness is reached when everyone gets what is needed,…
Read MoreBe The One Who Gets The Job Done: Responsibility – November's Powerful Word
This month we will focus on the powerful word, “responsibility.” Responsible people get things done. They are Reliable, Accountable, and Dependable (R.A.D.). We all want our children to be the kind of people who exercise responsible habits, initiate responsible behavior (even when nobody is looking) and demonstrate responsible choices. When we teach children to…
Read More4 Ways to Help Your Child Learn To Have Respectful Interactions in a Technology Driven World
Dear Dr. Robyn, I want to be clear. I see the value of technology but I also see it’s drawbacks. Children and teens are plugged into devices but not plugged into real conversations. I think the way they interact with others is in jeopardy. It’s important to us that our children show respect in person…
Read MoreGiving of Our Time, Treasures, and Talents: Charity – August's Powerful Word
The Powerful Word of the month for August is “charity.” Charity is giving to those in need without expecting anything in return. Some might choose to give to other people– such as to children, families or veterans. Some recipients may suffer from poverty, while others might suffer from a fatal disease, a debilitating disability, a…
Read MoreLearning How to Be A Good Finder – Positive Attitude: April's Powerful Word
This month our Powerful Words program will focus on teaching “Positive Attitude.” An attitude is how our thoughts and feelings translate into actions. In other words, how we think and feel typically determines how we behave. When we have a good attitude, we think and feel more optimistically and tend to behave in more positive…
Read MoreResponding to Anger, the healthy way: Anger Management—March’s Powerful Word
This month we will focus onthe Powerful Word, “AngerManagement.” Anger Management is the third and final concept in our three month curriculum aimed at empathic goal-setting, problem-solving and relationship management. This Powerful Word relies heavily on our previous two powerful words; empathy and self control. We must be able to recognize and consider other people’s…
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