PARENTS NEED RUNNING PARTNERS, TOO
Our children have Running Partners or Running Teams to help them on their way. We parents need a similar partnership – someone we trust who can answer questions, give encouragement, listen to frustrations.
Parent Resources
A PARENTING MINDSET SHIFT TO FREE YOU
The mindset shift that happens at Acton Academy with the children is two-fold:
1. Shifting from a fixed mindset (I’m just not good at math) to a growth mindset
ADVICE FROM A WISE ACTON PARENT
I learned so much from being an Acton parent and I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. There is absolutely no question that my life would not be what it is today had I not cultivated an Acton mindset.
ONE EASY WAY TO COAX SOME REFLECTION TIME FROM YOUR FAMILY
We’ve witnessed in our Acton studios that reflection time is the magic key to deepen learning. It’s been one of my favorite things to remember to do at home, as well.
MY GRATITUDE GIFT TO YOU: 10 WAYS TO HAVE A BETTER CONVERSATION
My gratitude gift for you is sharing Celeste Headley’s “10 ways to have a better conversation.” Her Ted Talk is here if you want to listen in more detail. Enjoy your feast of learning, sharing, supporting and laughing with others.
A BEAR, A BIRTHDAY CAKE AND A CUP OF HOT CHOCOLATE – YOUR TICKET TO INNER PEACE?
As we enter the season of busy-ness, I crave the inner calm I so easily access on summer mornings when the clock doesn’t tick so fast. And not just for myself. I yearn for my children to handily retrieve their own sense of peace and with it, the ability to focus.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
There is a much more important question: What do you want?
I often forget to consider the desire in their hearts. When I focus merely on the external
ABOUT MORNINGS – A STORY SHARED BY AN ACTON PARENT
Our family routine for many years has been that she completes her 30-45 minute piano practice in the mornings, before breakfast.
HOW CAN A PARENT KEEP THE SPARK OF CURIOSITY ALIVE?
I hope you feel the sparks of curiosity getting stoked each time you have the opportunity to ask:
I hope you feel the sparks of curiosity getting stoked each time you have the opportunity to ask:
TWO BIG ROCKS AT ACTON ACADEMY: PE AND ART
I hope you feel the sparks of curiosity getting stoked each time you have the opportunity to ask:
Like magic, when we know our focus and our big “to do” of the day, everything else falls into place.
