Emotional Pro

Can Children Thrive When Raised by Working Moms? Because mothers used to stay at home to raise the kids, we’ve compared our lives “backwards” when thinking about what happens with children when their mothers work. By looking at what adult children of working moms actually report, we can look the other direction and conclude that there…

When you were a child, did you have as many opportunities as today’s child to know about loss—through death, moving, divorce and pet loss? Most of my contemporaries lived in their same safe home, in the same safe neighborhood, going to the same safe schools as their friends. They did not hear frequently about school…

Do You Communicate With The Animals You Know? We once adopted Alice, a beautiful Maine Coon cat who had grown up in one place, but got booted out at the age of 12, because one of the children in the home became deathly allergic. After sequestering Alice for three weeks, we gradually allowed her access to the out of…

Have you ever taken a small child out of doors, where birds are chirping, squirrels chattering, and wind was rustling leaves in the trees? You’ll know, then, the exhilarating power of listening. Leslie Shore–education professor, instructional designer, management consultant and inspirational speaker—helps people develop all kinds of listening abilities, including intra-personal and inter-personal skills. Few…

“Inspired Children” Are Inspired to…..What? My hope is they’ll be inspired to be themselves. Inspired to explore the world, to try new things, to challenge what doesn’t feel good and embrace what does feel good. Inspired to be joyful, to play, to experiment, to Love. I found Rosina through an e-mail. She so impressed me, I…

Welcome to a time of year involving great celebration! Will you take these holidays “seriously,” or will you take the opportunity to play? This week’s guest wants us to remember that “raising a child isn’t a series of right or wrong answers; it’s a playful joyous experience.” Ann Gadzikowski is interested in helping us foster…

As we have considered previously on Full Power Living, our world is currently being flooded with the influx of a new group of people: Indigo’s. They’re called such because of their ability to live so fully through their 6th chakra, “the third eye,” which is associated with the color indigo. Idelle and her daughter, Diandra,…

January 22, Bill Crain: The Emotional Lives of Animals and Children Most pet owners will tell you, hands down, that animals have and experience emotion. Many scientists still don’t accept it, however. We’ve been discussing this question here on Full Power Living, this week bringing you Child Psychology Professor Bill Crain (who is married to a pediatrician). He…

You’re 8 years old and you learn that some children in the world don’t get to run and play, hug their parents, or eat well. That’s because they’ve been sold into slavery! What do you do about it if you’re a kid? If you’re Vivienne Harr, you create a plan for making $100,000 selling lemonade,…

Do you know, regardless of your age or grade, you have the option to study differently—using your brain the way it was designed? Success is yours when you discover the “missing piece” to your success in using your brain. We use our brain to tell ourselves how smart we are, what we believe we’re good at (or not),…