Years ago, during an early conference with my son’s first-grade teacher, I was asked, “What do you hope your child gets out of this year?” My answer was immediate. “I want him to be able to play a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tess Brigham (MFT, BCC) covers mental health in the workplace. Apr 17, 2025, 06:00am EDT There’s no handbook for loss. No ...
We are raising kids and what appears to be modeled in our country and seemingly most important in games, tests and sports is winning. They aren’t always going to win, in fact, don’t we all lose more ...
The legendary American football coach Vince Lombardi famously said: “Show me a good loser and I will show you a loser”. What is often omitted is the second half of that quote, which changes the ...
When we face the loss of a person, an animal, or a possession, our very core can be permanently altered. The impact resonates within our souls, and the memory of loss is etched into our long-term ...
As classrooms close until next fall, talk of the dreaded summer slide increases, particularly as students are still struggling to gain ground lost during the pandemic. Students’ academic achievement ...
School is out, the mercury is climbing at a record pace, and young people across America are at risk of losing the reading and math skills they learned during the academic year. In an average year, ...
ARVADA, Colo. — The Learning Experience preschool in Arvada is using physical activity and sports to help prevent the summer slide, a phenomenon where children lose educational progress during summer ...
Years ago, during an early conference with my son’s first-grade teacher, I was asked, “What do you hope your child gets out of this year?” My answer was immediate. “I want him to be able to play a ...