Hello Foundations Families and Friends, This week's growth mindset quote is... “When you're chasing a dream or doing anything hard, you're meant to feel good a third of the time, feel okay a third of the time, and feel yucky a third of the time...and if the ratio is roughly in that range, then you're doing fine.” - Alexi Pappas, Olympic Champion Happiness... we all seem to be chasing it, …
Growth Mindset
Surviving Your Child’s Learning Challenges
It may not feel like it right now, but you’re going to survive the challenges your child is facing. Whether you’ve recently learned your child has a learning disability, or you’ve been working through this situation for years, the reality is that the struggles your child is going through have a profound impact on you as a parent. Though it is perfectly normal to experience feelings of fear, …
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You Are Not Alone – Helping Your Child with Learning Challenges
Hello Foundations Families and Friends, The pursuit of helping a child who is struggling to thrive in school can be a stressful and lonely journey for parents. We desperately want our children to experience success, have a good future, and to feel happy and confident. It can feel scary when we question if those things will happen, and trying to figure out how to best support your child's growth …
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Music and Brain Growth
Hello Foundations Families and Friends, Some of you may wonder why Foundations students spend regular time at school listening to music while they do tracing and cursive. Well, the fact is, music has a big impact on brain development. Studies have shown that listening to specially composed music can: Increase intelligence by boosting spatial reasoning. Repair brain damage. Improve language and …
Quitting the Habit of Quitting
Hello Foundations Families and Friends, For today's growth mindset discussion, we will be exploring the following questions... Have you ever wondered why there are people who, regardless of the obstacles they face, often seem to persevere, while there are other people who often quit at the first sign of adversity? Is it possible to change from being a person whose default mode is to quit, and …