by Allan Waddell | May 5, 2017 | Inspiration, Motivation, Parenting
In the title I’ve taken a slogan for sport which is designed to encourage positive interaction between players, spectators and officials for the benefit of the sport. This title equally suits goal setting as well. It is really important to state your goal in a...
by Allan Waddell | Mar 25, 2017 | Parenting
We recently e explored “funny word blocks” to help students find a way to bridge conflict and bullying. This isn’t avoiding conflict but taking the opportunity to move past useless and un-resourceful conversations or comments without anger. Some things are just not...
by Allan Waddell | Mar 25, 2017 | Parenting
It became plain to me that what the survivors were asking for but didn’t feel like they were getting is exactly in the formula we use for an apology. They were asking for their emotions to be noticed, they were asking for an apology and they were asking for it to be...
by Allan Waddell | Mar 25, 2017 | Parenting
Saying Yes to everything your child wants will not make them happy Are you a person that can’t say” no” to your child or are you one that always says “no”. In Jujitsu we teach to go with effort, to give way. But not to give in. I found saying no to the emotional...