KEYS SCHOOL

Creating a Family Charter

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0800

In this episode, “Creating a Family Charter,” Sharon and Joan introduce the concept of a Family Charter – what it is, why your family would benefit from having one, and how to go about creating one. They invite Heather Rogers, Head of Keys School, to share about her family’s personal experience with creating a family charter.

Why do you need a family charter?

Heather Rogers – “If you don’t paint a picture of your expectations, if you’re not as articulate as you can be about what you’re expecting, then the other folks in your family don’t know what you want. And you’ll be disappointed when they keep missing the mark. A family charter helps to identify the values that are important to your family and gives you a framework for how you want to behave together.”

Please note that if you are a part of the Keys Community, we invite you to continue this conversation on KeysConnect.

Links:

Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

RULER

RULER Activity: Create a Family Charter at Home!

Setting Limits and Expectations - Part 3 - Bedtime

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0800

In Part 3 of “Setting Clear Limits and Expectations with Your Child,” Sharon and Joan look closely at one of the most challenging times of the day in many households – bedtime.

In this three-part podcast, “Setting Clear Limits and Expectations with Your Child,” Sharon and Joan explore the structure needed at home in order to implement boundaries, create expectations, and facilitate family buy-in. They discuss why setting clear limits and expectations at home is critical to a more harmonious family life, with a close look at two common areas of struggle for parents – homework and bedtime.

Sharon and Joan dive into:

Our fear as parents of losing control and power
The values that underlie effective rules and expectations within a family
Becoming a detective
Gaining clarity about your desired outcome
Specific homework and bedtime challenges

Links:

Visual timer

Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

Parent Toolkit

Dr. Michele Borba -parenting expert

3 Ways Parents can Shape Their Kids’ Emotional Intelligence Without Realizing It by Marc Brackett

Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Development

Setting Limits and Expectations - Part 2 - Homework

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0800

In Part 2 of “Setting Clear Limits and Expectations with Your Child,” Sharon and Joan discuss some common homework challenges.

In this three-part podcast, “Setting Clear Limits and Expectations with Your Child,” Sharon and Joan explore the structure needed at home in order to implement boundaries, create expectations, and facilitate family buy-in. They discuss why setting clear limits and expectations at home is critical to a more harmonious family life, with a close look at two common areas of struggle for parents – homework and bedtime.

Sharon and Joan dive into:

Our fear as parents of losing control and power
The values that underlie effective rules and expectations within a family
Becoming a detective
Gaining clarity about your desired outcome
Specific homework and bedtime challenges

Links:

Visual timer

Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

Parent Toolkit

Dr. Michele Borba -parenting expert

3 Ways Parents can Shape Their Kids’ Emotional Intelligence Without Realizing It by Marc Brackett

Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Development

Setting Limits and Expectations - Part 1 - Getting Started

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:00:00 -0800

In Part 1 of “Setting Clear Limits and Expectations with Your Child,” Sharon and Joan explain why the setting of limits and expectations at home is such an important and foundational aspect of parenting, and lay out basic questions to help us get started.

In this three-part podcast, “Setting Clear Limits and Expectations with Your Child,” Sharon and Joan explore the structure needed at home in order to implement boundaries, create expectations, and facilitate family buy-in. They discuss why setting clear limits and expectations at home is critical to a more harmonious family life, with a close look at two common areas of struggle for parents – homework and bedtime.

Sharon and Joan dive into:

Our fear as parents of losing control and power
The values that underlie effective rules and expectations within a family
Becoming a detective
Gaining clarity about your desired outcome
Specific homework and bedtime challenges

Links:

Visual timer

Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

Parent Toolkit

Dr. Michele Borba -parenting expert

3 Ways Parents can Shape Their Kids’ Emotional Intelligence Without Realizing It by Marc Brackett

Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Development

Gratitude with Christine Carter

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0800

Head of Keys School, Heather Rogers, talks with Dr. Christine Carter, acclaimed writer, Dr. Christine Carter, author of The Sweet Spot, Raising Happiness, and The New Adolescence (due out in 2020). A Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, TEDx speaker, and guest on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” Christine is known in particular for her scientific research on happiness, gratitude, and for her very practical guidance on how to thrive in today’s hurried and pressured world.