Creating Connections

Listen to Me, Linda

Connecting with youth can be tough for educators, parents, tutors and youth leaders. It’s an ongoing struggle that, over time, can cause...

Hard On The Outside, Hurt On The Inside. Breaking Through The "Armor" of Today’s youth

When a student is particularly tough to crack, it’s important to understand that they may be putting up an emotional barrier purposely in...

Giving A Student The Motivation They Need

Take a look at some of the recent statistics about education around the world and it’s likely that you’ll notice one alarming trend....

Effective Ways To Build Healthy Relationships With Students And Today’s Youth

A positive adult role model can make a world of difference to today’s youth, and building healthy and meaningful relationships with...

Part I: The A.C.T. Strategy. How one educator helped me change the course of my life while in prison

Part 1 of 3The A.C.T. Strategy: Suspension, juvenile detention centers and prison. All of these things and more are possibilities for...

‘LIKE’ My Status! Using Social Media to Create Connections in the Classroom

As summer comes to an end, it’s time to switch gears and jump back into the daily grind of girl drama, hormone overload, fidget spinners,...

Beneath The Tough Exterior lies a Vulnerable Child

One defense mechanism that people of all ages use is building up walls and in young people and children, these walls can seem...

3 Tips to Boost Self-Esteem in Today’s Youth

One of the more disheartening comments a parent, teacher or childcare professional is apt to hear from a child is "I can’t’ or it’s too...

Ian Humphrey