This year, establish a culture of excitement about the start of school. So much of our culture is focused around lamenting school. Television advertisements celebrate the liberation of parents based…
asking good questions
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Creativity is about Making Connections – Steve Jobs I need more input Stefanie! Who remembers this line from an eighties movie classic? Short Circuit was one of my favorite movies…
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“Questions leading to direct and simple answers do not improve […] thinking skills. “ As parents we hear that regularly reading to our child is one of the most important…
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Matthew Worwood
MINOR PARENT PARTICIPATION can help expand the CREATIVE THINKING that manifests with a BAG OF LEGOS
Ah Italy – what do we think about? Fine food, wine, crystal waters, sandy beaches… yes we experienced all of this during our family vacation, but also the unexpected, and…
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“Few people think about it or are aware of it. But there is nothing made by human beings that does not involve a design decision somewhere.” —Bill Moggridge This…
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My daughter’s minor basketball injury sent us hurrying to the 24 hr walk-in clinic. But the tension in the waiting room melted away thanks to a spontaneous outburst of creative…
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My boy has always enjoyed drawing, give him some crayons, paper, scissors, and a stapler, and he’ll happily work independently to produce his latest adventure book. However, this month I’ve…
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I keep noticing these forget-me-not moments of everyday creativity when engaging in play with my boys, the types of things that I never really thought about until I began writing…
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“Dear Mr. Fantasy…. ….play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything take us out of this gloom…” -Traffic. We’re all creatures of habit. And…
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We’re are all born with natural characteristics that allow us to think creatively, unfortunately many of these characteristics diminish as we grow older and interact with society. There’s a hot…