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Simple Greetings Can Create Complex Benefits
When I was preparing for our recent parent book group centered on When You Wonder, You’re Learning, I rediscovered this passage: ”In 2018 a group of researchers studied the effects of […]
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Extra! Extra!: Gratitude is Front Page News!
Each Thursday evening I eagerly go online to read The Wind, the simple newsletter from Vinalhaven, the island 15 miles off the coast of Maine that we visit each summer. Twelve […]
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The Talk about Intensive Parenting
You have probably heard about a recent report entitled “Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Parents” that warns “intensive parenting” has […]
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“A Poignant Moment”
True story from the front door the other day… “Mr. Mufson, I brought you a sticker,” and with that an enthusiastic first grader handed me a brightly colored sticker that […]
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Keeping Wonder Alive
Wide, bright eyes and exuberant hellos. Smiles, laughter, and a palpable sense of joy. Energy that literally leaned toward the doors behind me so as to gain entry to all […]
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Parents as Mangroves
We have so much to celebrate, be in awe of, and savor as we come to the end of what has been a wonderfully successful school year for Primary Day, […]
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What Makes for a Well-Balanced Child?
Last month I tuned in to a webcast specifically aimed at Parents of PK-2nd graders entitled “The Well-Balanced Child” given by Stanford University’s Challenge Success program. The presenters, two child […]
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Determination
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School “Do your best always.” Years ago, while I was Head at my former school, I saw these simple but powerful words emblazoned […]
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Instilling Responsibility
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School I still remember that telescope — the first thing I saved up for on my own — and the outing my father […]