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Awards ethiKids its 2008 Seal of Excellence Award for Social Awareness
Creative Child Magazine's Toy Awards Program is unique in that all products submitted are reviewed by moms, music educators and early education professionals. Products are not reviewed by any one person. They are reviewed by many people-the very people who purchase them. ethiKids couldn't be more delighted. Our first year. Our first award. Read more.
Sticks & stones may break my bones
Understanding the impact of bullying on your child.
Words will never hurt me - really? Is it just normal kid stuff - a rite of passage? The occasional name calling, teasing, etc. is all part of being a kid - arguing one minute, best friends the next. Bullying, however, is harmful and may have long-term effects on our children - whether they are on the receiving or giving end of it.
When combined with other pressures kids face today, it can be a powerful trigger for a child to make some early life choices with long term impact. By maintaining an ongoing dialogue with our children about these influences, we can be part of a safety net - providing the support, balance and insights they need to support healthy character development.
How do you have conversations with your children about bullying? Does bullying affect children's character development? Read more.
What is on Your Mind?
Is character development going relatively smoothly with an occasional struggle or two? Are there issues that keep you up at night? By taking a few minutes to fill out this survey, you can help us at ethiKids explore and develop content for more informed character development and easier dialogue. ethiKids Issue Survey
In our July Strengthening Connections newsletter we will share what we learned.
character roundtable An inside-out look at values in our daily lives |
Ideas and tools for building character in children |
| Susan Adam, CEO of ethiKids, writes this personal blog providing deep dives into the nature of values and character in our adult lives. All is not always as it seems. Sometimes loyalty is not the best thing. What does music have to do with values? The "character roundtable" blog is meant to be a roundtable - a series of invitations to explore our current values paradigms - and perhaps consider new ones. | How can bedtime be a chance to teach learning? What values are learned if everyone eats dinner separately? When there is a values violation in the classroom, how can it be turned into a learning moment? Written by Susan Adam, the "moments that matter" blog looks at ways to use everyday activities to reinforce character development. Each entry is a request for contributions from readers. |
