A few weeks ago, I posted about the Philadelphia Flower Show and how the display for Lakeside School won a gold medal. It is quite an accomplishment when students from a small alternative school like Lakeside School can enter an international flower show, be judged by professional horticulture experts and actually win a gold medal! […]
The Downside of Empathy: Compassion is Much Better
Many people seem to promote the value of empathy. Brené Brown’s 2013 YouTube video on empathy had 19 million views and all the reviews were positive. She was contrasting empathy with sympathy and made many good points. It certainly made empathy seem like a very important way to care about others. However, it turns out […]
Cell Phones and Missed Opportunities
Recently I wrote a post on screen time and how it impacts our kids. Recommendations are that our kids should not be on screens more than 1 ½ to 2 hours per day. With the impact of video games and social media it is difficult to maintain this limitation. However, it is notable that this […]
Non-Profit Leadership: How do We Contextualize Programmatic Growth?
One important part of working with students who have some life struggles is to recognize the trending of their needs as we move through different generations. The students that we had in our care 30 years ago are very different from the students that we work with today. What that has meant is that we […]
We Can Chose To Be Content
Recently many of my friends have been asking how I am doing since I have had many serious health issues in the past two years that have been stressful and challenging. I have learned through these how many dear friends I have who have provided ongoing support both verbally and in all the ways they […]
The Value of Trauma-Informed Language
I don’t know if this is your experience but lately it seems that every profession has its own terminology. Sometimes the acronyms are completely confusing. Even when reading professional journals they seem to have a host of different abbreviations and expressions that are exclusively contextual to their respective field of endeavor. Also, social media has […]
How to Help Struggling Students Become Successful
One of the outcomes of the pandemic is that many students are struggling with compelling mental health issues that have had significantly negative impact on their personal and educational progress. Since our mental health systems and schools were not prepared for these situations there have been behavioral problems that have had impact on teachers, administrators, […]
How to Appreciate the Power of Hope
“From the tenuous bonds that connect us with one another to the ever-present vulnerability we share as humans in a chaotic world, our lives are forever saturated in the possibility of catastrophe. Bad things — often really tragic things like accidents, illness, and untimely death — happen to people every single day.” Wow, what a […]
How to Develop an Exemplary Train-the-Trainers Program
Lakeside Global Institute trains thousands of professionals yearly in multi-levels of trauma awareness and responsiveness. We have developed a long list of workshops and full courses with certifications that equip our professionals who deal with individuals who have been impacted by some form of adversity or trauma. One hard reality is that in the post-pandemic […]
Can Screen Time Be Beneficial for Kids?
For those of us who are caregivers for kids, it has been a significant issue as to how much screen time is healthy. Screen time can be addicting. Social media often creates difficult messaging that can leave students in significant crisis. Other messaging can also have major influence in the lives of our children and […]
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