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1. Nine books containing aspects of caring.
1. Has anyone been to a workshop with Carol Avery? I love her book
"And With A Light Touch". How is her conference?
She's coming to New England!
2. Steven Covey, Author of “7 Habits of Highly successful
people” offers a number of ways that one may take care
of oneself. I would like to share on two of them that have been
helpful to me. They both pertain to building balance.
The first is using his way to look at what I do in a week or day
... in terms of area as well as time. I look at the areas that are
important for me to address during a week ... my work, spiritual
activities, paying bills, time with my family, etc. I then have
my calendar set up in such a way that on any day ... I list what
I plan to do by ‘area,’ as well as by ‘time.’
In doing so - if I notice that I have laid out a schedule for the
week in which I do not include play time, or time to pay utility
bills ... then I can see that I am out of balance and change accordingly.
I am attaching a graphic that conveys this.
This ties into a second tool ... and this is a way of looking at
priorities. He has constructed a matrix with four categories of
endeavor .... all the way from things that are unimportant and not
emergencies, to unimportant and emergencies, to important and not
emergencies and important and emergencies. Well for me I tend
to give too little time to the things that are not important emergencies
(like paying a utility bill even when I have money in the bank ...
and too much time to things that are important and are not emergencies
- thinking of ways to model and teach caring.
Well, guess what .... I have learned that just like with the first
tool more balance is in order. On the other hand ... thank goodness
too for our individual inclinations and talents .... it is a way
for us to give some our special gifts to others and .... also realize
areas where growth in needed.
Marty Kirschen
3. Hi, Someone there wrote wanting information on the book, Teaching
Children to
Love. I did not find a name or email address on the request
so am sorry I
can't write to you personally. Please call me and I can share with
about the book and
about what we do. You can reach me at .Sincerely,
Stephanie Herzog
Assistant Director of Ed for HeartMath® LLC
herzog
4. "My World" is a 44-page interactive book for
children ages 4-8, offering children, their parents, classmates
and teachers the opportunity to bond on a deeper level by participating
in the activities suggested in the book and teacher's instruction
manual.
"I think you have created a useful tool for enhancing self-esteem.
"My Word" has application for parents as well as teachers.
I would like to see daycare providers usse this resource. This would
make a great ice breaker for any age appropriate group...you've
come up with a winner in "My World." Howard Seeman M Ed.
Family Therapist, Seattle, WA
For more information about "My World," please contact
Michele Lucien at MLucien555
or call .
5. Thank you letters seem to be becoming a lost art, so my idea
is to read 'A Present for Toot' by Holly Hobbie with the
class. Then we will discuss getting gifts and how we should say
thank you. The final activity will be to pretend we are Toot and
write a thank you to Puddle for the gift. In this lesson we will
cover good manners and how to write a friendly letter.
6. I found some manners material that I have had for a while. The
first is
from Frank Schaffer's Schooldays, April/May?june 1994 issue.
It is a series
of one page plays. It includes School Manners, telephone manners,
table
manners. The first page is called, What are Good Manners? Actually
it's
like a readers' theatre with 4 readers, but it's written in couplets
and
could be used as a poem:
The way people act, the words they say,
Should be thoughtful and kind in every way.
A courteous persons says, "Thank you" and "Please,"
"You're welcome," Excuse me," and "Pardon me
for that sneeze."
"It's nice to meet you? is a polite thing to say.
It's thoughtful to ask "And how are you today?
A polite guest says "Your party's lots of fun,"
And tries to get along with everyone.
"I'm sorry, but we have to go"
Is a nice thing to say as you leave, you know.
No matter where, at home are at school,
"Mind your manners" is always the rule.
7. New book announcement
Parenting Press is pleased to announce the availability of "Taking
NO for an Answer." "Taking NO for an Answer."
presents more than 50 games to play
with your children while learning to deal with negative family behavior.
Children
learn social interactions by practicing everyday situations within
their
families.
"Taking NO for an Answer" . . . helps you prevent common
family problems
before they happen or stop them if interaction is out of hand.
For more information, go to http://www.ParentingPress.com/b_takeno.html.
8. The author is Susan Ohanian, the title is One Size Fits Few.
This book was highly recommended to me as one which takes into
consideration the individual needs and abilities of students.
9. Hi! I'm an author and have just written a new book that can really
helps
teachers and parents. Is there any way I can let your organizations
know
about it?
We can't have peace in our schools until we have peace within ourselves.
STOP! DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE BREATHING? is a teachers guide to
reduce stress in
the classroom, but it can also be used to reduce stress at home.
It's great
for parents, too! It is over 100 pages of simple to use techniques
to reduce
stress, impulse control, improve grades and much, much more.
It can be seen on www.spirithaven.com. . Many thanks!
Ruth Fishel
Ruth1973
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