@Brandonleeweave I love this!! ❤️ 🦪 Thank you so much for reading, Brandon.
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Liz Robuck
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Liz Robuck
@lizrobuck
Winston's mom, former product person, now Executive Director of a Montessori school. Opinions my own.
Mount Dora, FL Katılım Mayıs 2013
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@lizrobuck This was so well written, Liz. The compounding impact of demonstrating an adventurous life full of experimentation brings such long term benefits. I still remember the shock on our kids faces when we coerced them into eating oysters in Northern Ireland.
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my controversial parenting opinion is that no parent should have to do this & anyone who feels entitled to the kind of appeasement is a baby themselves. smile encouragingly at stressed out parents on planes, pop your big headphones on and grow up.
CALL TO ACTIVISM@CalltoActivism
During a 10-hour flight, she was heading from Seoul, Korea, to San Francisco, USA. This mother distributed more than 200 passengers on the plane a plastic bag to each one. The bag contained candy, chewing gum and earplugs as a kind of advance apology for use in the event that her 4-month-old baby screamed during the flight. The bag also contained a message saying, “hello, I am Jan Woo. I am 4 months old and today I'm traveling America with my mom and grandmother for my aunt's party. I'm a little nervous and scared. This is my first flight in my life. It's normal for me to cry or cause some disturbance. I'll try to stay calm, but I can't promise you. Please use it if my voice gets too loud…Enjoy your trip. Thank you.” What a wonderful gesture of respect for others.
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Travel cultivates antifragility in kids.
Through travel we can teach them
- the ability to sleep anywhere
- openness to trying new + unusual foods
- comfort with meeting new people who look/talk/dress differently
- adaptability when flights get canceled/plans change
- curiosity about the world
What else?
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Courage is learned, and modeling is teaching.
We teach our kids courage by modeling it ourselves.
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Does sharing your writing with people you know ever get less nerve wracking? 😅
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I don't know who needs to hear this rn but you are packing too many diapers in your suitcase
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“If you were allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism.” -- Kahneman
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They say “Neurons that fire together wire together.”
How can we as parents encourage “joy” neurons to fire alongside “learning” neurons, linking the two for life?
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Parent from fear and we get fearful kids. Parent from courage and we get courageous kids.
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@rebelEducator Mine's almost two - loves learning + will practice newly learned skills over and over. Recently he learned how to operate the Dustbuster...he's not the most efficient janitor, but he sure is a passionate one.
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How old is your kid?
And do they get excited about learning?
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And to cultivate an adventurous spirit in our child, we need to fearlessly expose them to new places, new people, new cultures, new foods, and new activities.
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American culture pushes a fear-based approach to parenting, prioritizing “safety” above all else.
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