I found this deconstruction of different Disney princesses pretty interesting.
Watched a Disney movie lately?
I guess this is nothing compared to what the families with the 6 year olds in front of my wife and I in an R (and pushing the envelope of R) rated movie are doing to their kids. Then there’s the family with the 8 … (Read the rest)
One in three children born after the year 2000 will develop Diabetes. Unfortunatley, IHOP isn’t helping.
Check out the special menu items they’re running to coincide with Dispicable Me:
At top right we have a stack of pancakes coated with High Fructose Corn & Strawberry Syrup and whipped cream. At middle left we have a plate of cinnamon puffs … (Read the rest)
My main mission as a coach is to develop realistic, useful, and healthy skills in children. That’s always my motive. So I analyze different popular actions we (adults) have with children and I’m curious as to how to improve these interactions rather than accepting the status quo.
The concept of an allowance is one of these popular actions. I assume … (Read the rest)
I’m suggesting that you boycott Candy Land.
In fact, I’m suggesting you boycott all games of chance that are aimed at children.
Why?
Think about what games like Candy Land teach kids: Choose a card, follow instructions, your future is random and there’s nothing you can do about it.
They’re mindless games that teach kids to be mechanized drones that … (Read the rest)
I’m currently working on developing a solution to this through unconventional martial arts curriculum. It’s a huge problem and I’m hoping to be able to counteract it in a major way. Stay tuned.
Effort is nice, but it has no end value.
I’ll try my best sounds great, but it’s the wrong attitude. It assumes that failing is your plan B. It’s a cop out. You say I’ll try my best so that when you fail, you don’t have to let everyone (or yourself) down. After all, failure was a possible outcome.
What … (Read the rest)
The Death of Creativity = The Death of Innovation… (Read the rest)