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Sweet Spots: Helping Your Kids Find ENOUGH in Their Lives. Available in paperback or kindle.By Suzita Cochran ~ Boulder, Colorado
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Tag Archives: teaching kids optimism
“You’re smart.” Versus “You worked hard.”
Eliza lives down the street. She’s seventeen now but we’ve known her since we moved to the neighborhood eight years ago. She’s a tall girl with a tangle of blonde curls. She’s often wearing splashes of colorful apparel, chosen more … Continue reading
Teaching Kids Persistence
All three of our kids play soccer on local teams. Early on Todd and I chose soccer as a sport to start with in our family mostly because it requires you to run hard. With three active kids living in … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Social/Emotional Skills
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Sweet Spots: Helping Your Kids Find ENOUGH in Their Lives.