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But have no fear! It doesn’t take as much as you think

And how to help make it happen

https://a10d.substack.com/p/why-our-tweens-and-teens-need-time

Can how we attend to others make all the difference?

Can how we attend to others make all the difference?

https://a10d.substack.com/p/try-this-i-like-you-already

Helping kids become aware of their floodlight

Help kids let their “floodlight” shine

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How to start paying attention to your attention

Sometimes all you need is a good metaphor (or three)

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Jewish & Christian monastic traditions

There’s a new phrase in town...

https://a10d.substack.com/p/move-over-you-are-what-you-eat

Let's own our attention! Wait, what does that even mean?

A post written for kids...well, really, everyone.

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What can happen when we pit "authoritative" against autonomy and agency?

What can happen when we pit "authoritative" against autonomy and agency?

https://a10d.substack.com/p/a-parenting-paradox-opposing-a-words

Why age 10-12 is an often overlooked, ideal time to help kids learn about technology and being a healthy and empowered human.

Why age 10-12 is an often overlooked, ideal time to help kids learn about technology and being a healthy and empowered human.

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| # How to start paying attention to your…

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| Find out what your kid already knows about attention. |

Find out what your kid already knows about attention.

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A little prep goes a long way to having a kid-driven conversation, but I don't always have the time for prep. So glad this was helpful!

Making sense of last weeks Meta and YouTube trials with kids

https://a10d.substack.com/p/a-jury-spoke-and-my-kids-listenedthen/comments

Attention is the bedrock of intentional storytelling. Storytelling in general, but when it is done intentionally, how else can you know if and how you are connecting with your listener if you do not hone your attention skills? It turns out there are many different ways to attend and one of my favorite is "up and back" which you call awe. The open and receptive to surprise and the unexpected. So very true. Going to talk to my 21 year old about this today. Inspired!

An emerging playbook for where to begin with kids

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Help kids flex their “flashlights”

Help kids flex their “flashlights”

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Interesting and insightful read! It’s interesting because when you look at the four quadrant of the four base parenting models originally based in baumrind’s work, the top and bottom represent responsiveness or attuned, typically, and the left and right represent demanding or controlling. One side is high control, the other is nearly completely autonomous. The top is high responsiveness, the bottom is non-response. Thus the four styles each represent a combination of these. High attunement and control, high attunement and low control, low attunement and low control, and low attunement and high control.

What can happen when we pit "authoritative" against autonomy and agency?

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Meghan Fitzgerald

Help kids let their “floodlight” shine

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Thank you for sharing! This is a great example of the self-fulfilling prophecy in Social Psychology. When we enter a social situation with pre-judgement one way or another, our own actions often lead the interaction to what we expected in the first place. It goes either way, expecting something good or something not good. So setting intentions and even “pushing the reset button” as we call it in my family, can turn things around.

Can how we attend to others make all the difference?

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You are a great mom and it’s mainly because you pay attention. You don’t just fluff things off and let the chips fall where they may. You’re a listener and an observer. How lucky are your children!!

Hype socks, a good cry and the three questions that helped me find new footing.

https://a10d.substack.com/p/why-am-i-crying-at-the-grocery-store/comments