by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 22, 2025 | Character, Collaboration
Responsibility is part of collaboration, one of the 6Cs at the heart of the Begin Approach to helping kids thrive in school and life. For your child, taking responsibility may look like putting away laundry at home or art supplies at school. But how can you teach kids...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 18, 2025 | Character, Collaboration, Critical Thinking
It’s hard to give a simple definition of respect, but it boils down to treating others with kindness and compassion and recognizing their worth, and caring about the impact our words and actions have on them. Respect is a skill for kids to learn, just like any other...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 15, 2025 | Things to Do
Team-building can happen in any situation where kids, or kids and grown-ups, are gathered together for a common purpose. Teaching kids how to work together and be valuable members of a group will help them develop skills they’ll use throughout their lives. In this...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 12, 2025 | Collaboration
We see collaboration all around us: kids pushing each other on swings, a soccer team playing a game, friends building a block tower together. But how do you teach collaboration? By creating experiences that cultivate collaborative learning. Collaborative learning is a...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 9, 2025 | Character, Collaboration
Empathy is about imagining how someone else feels and even putting yourself in their shoes to experience the feeling, too. It is one of the most critical social-emotional skills for kids to develop. Asking a friend if they are OK is one example of empathy, and...
