Happy Black History Month!  Listen in on an interview with Keturah Reed and Betsy Jabola and her puppet, Huston.  

Show Links:

To see Betsy & Keturah's presentation, visit:  https://youtu.be/gdaJdsLnVf4 

How did you come to know Jesus?  Who were the key people and what were the important experiences that helped you to get to know Him better?  Tune in to this episode to hear the story of our Plant Services Director, Mr. Mark Brettnacher, and how he came to know Jesus.  Special interviews with 5th graders Ariana Stratton, Liana Leukert, Madelyn Checo, and Carson Regester.  

To download the first Grounded Challenge, go to www.lla.org/grounded and click on the link for the Episode 16 activity.  

Have you ever seen someone being picked on and wavered between wanting to help and not wanting to get involved?  This week's episode discusses the Bystander Effect and how we can develop our students' desire and ability to stand up for others.  Listen in on an interview with Miss Lee's 5th grade students and a grounded spotlight with 4th Grader, Miishon Beavers. 

Do your children every struggle with doing or saying things that they later regret because they were having intense feelings at the time?  Tune in to this episode on the Hot-Cold Empathy Gap and find out more about why this happens and what they can do to make better choices.

More on the Hot-Cold Empathy Gap:

     Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy_gap

     Parenting Science:  https://www.parentingscience.com/empathy-gap.html

Hot-Cold Empathy Gap worksheet:  www.lla.org/grounded 

Glitter Jar Recipes:  https://preschoolinspirations.com/6-ways-to-make-a-calm-down-jar/ 

Integrity is one of the most challenging core values since it involves doing the right thing at ALL times.  Tune in to hear tips on teaching integrity from an interview with Principal Ronald Trautwein and Grounded spotlight stories from Julia Reyes, Raegan Soo, Emily Conklin, and Jacqueline Cline.

Do your kids struggle with trusting God?  Trust is the foundation of all healthy relationships and a value that we need to teach our children. Tune in to this interview with educator Michelle Savino as we learn more about building trust. 

What are your family's best gifts of Christmas?  Listen in to explore this topic together and consider how you might share these gifts with others.  Featuring a special Christmas song by Mrs. Medley's 1st graders and interviews with some of our Kindness Ambassadors.

Life is full of challenges.  We want to teach our kids to face challenges with a smile using the power of grit. Listen in as we discuss how we can do this as well as hear an interview with 4th grader, Marck Serrano.  

Show notes:

Angela Lee Duckworth's TED Talk on Grit: https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance?language=en#t-148793

Emerging Butterfly Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM-ptuFr-zc 

Does your child struggle with making good decisions?  Listen in to this interview with 1st grade teacher, Maria Medley on spiritual decision-making. 

As mentioned in the show, here are links to a resource for parents about decision-making.  It's called "The Next Right Thing" and you can view the blog, podcast, or book at these links:

• The Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-right-thing/id1268826768 

As Thanksgiving approaches, we thought we would take a closer look at the topic of gratitude and how we can instill this important value in the lives of our kids.  Listen in as we hear an interview with Mr. Ronald Trautwein and a special Grounded spotlight with 5th grader Ariana Stratton.