“Emotionally Nutritious” Words
I was impressed and amused by a class journal entry written by one of our third graders pointing out that her dog had demonstrated one of...
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The Power of the Pause
The ability to pause provides us with many benefits in life. Creating a space between our thought and action allows us to filter what we...
Encouraging Positive Behavior
Nurtured Heart Workshop For Parents and Caregivers September 12 The Nurtured Heart Approach encourages positive behavior in all children...
Supporting Children During Transitions
New beginnings call on us to build strength and a positive view about what life will bring. Yet transitions involve uncertainty and can...
Words for Young Ears
Some conversations between two adults are wonderful for children to overhear. Hearing a parent or teacher talk about their...
Pause and Refresh
“In an age of constant movement, nothing is as urgent as sitting still.” Pico Iyer A second grader running relentlessly on the grassy...
Boundaries: A Tricky Balance
Can you remember a childhood experience of being forced to do something or stop doing something, and the adults involved didn’t...
Punctuality Without Pain
Make being punctual a family value that communicates the message “I respect you and care about you” in any situation, but particularly...
(Positive) Word of the Day
DICTIONARIES URGE PEOPLE to build vocabulary, at any age, by picking a “word of the day” and finding ways to use it in various...
Changing Unwanted Behavior
Why would you do that? What were you thinking? What did I just tell you? Are you trying to upset me? How many times do I have to tell...
Resetting Ourselves
After a frustration-filled day with her daughter, a mom decides that learning the Nurtured Heart approach is impossible. Her child’s...
Reflecting on the Day
“What were the happiest and hardest things that happened today?” One family posed that question at dinner each night, and invited family...
Tuning in to the Backstory
Arriving at school, a four-year-old has an unpleasant surprise. She reaches in her jacket pocket for her mask, but pulls out only a...
Validating Children's Feelings
“I’m sad my friend played with someone else the whole time after lunch.” Once up a time, best practices for raising a happy child meant...
Meet Our Nurtured Heart Trainers: Susie Kohl
This is the third in a series about our Nurtured Heart Approach trainers who work at The Meher Schools. in a series. Before she became...
Exploring the Nurtured Heart Approach: The Inner Wealth Initiative Chapter 4
This is the fourth in a series where we summarize and discuss a chapter of the book The Inner Wealth Initiative, by Howard Glasser,...
Meet Our Nurtured Heart Trainers: Caryl Morton
This is the second in a series about our Nurtured Heart Approach trainers who work at The Meher Schools. "My dedication to using the...
Meet Our Nurtured Heart Trainers: Michal Mader
We first learned about the Nurtured Heart Approach in 2002 in a flyer for a workshop in South San Francisco. “The timing was perfect,”...
Telling the Truth
The Nurtured Heart Approach helps us deal with many complicated issues in a straightforward, transformative way. One example is the...
The Need for Some Alone Time
“If I’m around people right now, I might bite someone,” a preschooler explained. She wanted to stay in the quiet space she had created...
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