SELF-LOVE - Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw - Ep. 237
In this episode, Dr. Shaw takes a quick look at the notion of SELF-LOVE. For starters, the development and maintenance of self-love begins with not being down on oneself. With our children, it's important to model our ability to navigate difficult waters. Self-love also promotes self-trust. Giving your child a good amount of responsibility demonstrates to them that you feel that they understand their natural boundaries and abilities. Real friendships also support our sense of well-being, and when we find ourselves with unfulfilling relations it undermines our feeling of self worth.
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ARE WE TRULY FREE? - Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw - Ep. 236
Inspired by the spring holiday season, particularly by the story told during the Passover holiday, Dr. Shaw lead us through her observations on the concept of freedom. Â
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EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING - Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw - Ep. 235
In this episode, Dr. Shaw succinctly sums up her three key ingredients for having a relationship that's based on emotional well-being. Her list is a simple one... (1) fill your emotional tank, even if you fill it yourself, (2) hold the space for your partner to be okay with having a bad day, and (3) table the conversation if it's clearly not a good time for it. That list sounds simple, and it is, but during this podcast Dr. Shaw illustrates and illuminates each of those three building blocks of a relationship with emotional well-being. Â
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THE LIGHT BULB OF LEARNING - Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw - Ep. 234
In this brief episode, Dr. Shaw explores that moment for all of us when we grasp a concept that we are learning, and the experience of learning kicks into gear. She refers to that as the moment the light bulb goes on over our heads, but she also points out that the crucial moment is what we do in the learning process before that moment of understanding kicks in. When we are trying to teach something new, we need to hold onto two concepts... what is the aim of the new skill we are teaching and are we creating confusion. As you are teaching a concept, you should check for understanding with you child. A child will often say they understand something when they don't, so check in with them and offer to explain whatever it is. It doesn't matter how old we are, 6 or 66, when we learn, that light bulb turns on.
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BEING HONEST - Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw - Ep. 233
In this brief but important episode, Dr. Shaw takes a close look at what it means to share your feelings honestly with your friends and with your associates.  In any instance where we feel that telling the truth will create a negative consequence, we may have our rationale, but in reality, honesty is the best policy. The old saying that "the truth will set you free" is correct, but it is all based on your belief system. We must all learn to let go of any belief that doesn't serve us. Â
About Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw
Lifetime educator, Dr. Mindy Shaw, maintained a philosophy in her classroom of 4 to 8 year olds to "teach humanity daily" in addition to the more traditional skill sets of reading, writing and math. Now, in an era of remote and hybrid learning, the notion of teaching humanity is somewhat threatened. She has created a series of e-books and paperbacks so that parents can have the tools they need for also teaching social and emotional skills, and in this series, Dr. Shaw discusses what it means to teach humanity both in general and in an era of learning via computer.
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