I created a free course to help parents and teachers build reliance. Click on this link: FREE in March Covid was a gift to my third grade students. I had been training them in how to be resilient since September 2019 and their skills were put to the test. I may not share the feelings of a
Parents looking for a magic cure to the results of Covid learning share their concerns: “My children are getting behind because of Covid.” “My daughter will never get into a good college because of this break in her education with Covid learning.” I have received concerns like this from over one hundred parents. I have
Children who misbehave are often exercising their power. The desire to have control over one’s life is healthy, yet many parents are frustrated by it because they don’t understand the reason behind the power struggle. Parents and teachers often celebrate the children who do what they are told. It’s easy parenting and teaching them. These
Do your children seem to be more sensitive than they were a year ago? Do they respond to the simplest irritations with emotional reactions? You are not alone. Parents have been reaching out for solutions for dealing with crying jags, emotional outbursts, and negative behavior that is unusual for their children. We are seeing the
FREE course For a limited time! Take the challenges of the last few semesters and create a better next semester using 8 Simple School Success Strategies. Builds resilience! Use this link: https://victoriaolivadoti.podia.com/school-success-strategies Covid learning tested this approach and validated that it was just what was needed to guarantee students transitioned easily. I have utilized these strategies
FREE course For a limited time! Take the challenges of the last few semesters and create a better next semester using 8 Simple School Success Strategies. Builds resilience! Use this link: https://victoriaolivadoti.podia.com/school-success-strategies Covid learning tested this approach and validated that it was just what was needed to guarantee students transitioned easily. I have utilized these strategies
How can I get my children to follow directions the first time? I have a life changing strategy for struggling parents who are tired of telling children multiple times to follow directions. Covid has worn down parents down and more of them are complaining that their children aren’t listening. This question reminded me of a
A parent asked, “What do I do because my teenage daughter is being bullied on line?” It is a fact we have to deal with. Bullies will bully anywhere. They pick people who they are jealous of and who can be hurt by their words. It is not true that “sticks and stones will break
I hear the fears of parents on a daily basis. “This Covid learning is getting my children behind.” My Experience in Covid Learning When I got thrown into Covid learning with my students, I had a lot to learn and so did they. We did it together. Beginning in September of 2019 my students began
Do you now people who are perpetually late? It can cost them a job. Learning to manage time at an early age is a life skill that will serve them in the future. The earlier they are taught, the better. In order to teach time management, children need to have a sense of what time
Victoria is an educational consultant, nationally recognized speaker. Her over 50 years in education has been focused on developing resilient self-reliant self-advocates who know how to tap into their innate ability to independently solve challenges.