Lifetime educator, Dr. Mindy Shaw, maintained a philosophy in her classroom of 4 to 8 year olds to "teach humanity daily" in addition to the more traditional skill sets of reading, writing and math. Now, in an era of remote and hybrid learning, the notion of teaching humanity is somewhat threatened. She has created a series of e-books and paperbacks so that parents can have the tools they need for also teaching social and emotional skills, and in this series, Dr. Shaw discusses what it means to teach humanity both in general and in an era of learning via computer.
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
In this very brief but very interesting episode, Dr. Shaw discusses the topic of providing reinforcement for your child's good behavior or good results. Her advice is simply to keep your reinforcement sincere and authentic. It's quite easy for a parent or educator to fall into a pattern of being agreeable or complimentary about something with a child when it's not necessarily merited. Dr. Shaw implores us to be specific with our compliments in order to reinforce exactly what was good about a particular circumstance, and she provides helpful examples of what to say and what not to say. She also offers thoughts on those moments when a child ASKS for compliments or reinforcements and discusses how to approach that scenario.
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