The Fifteen Minute Classroom

Dispositions refer to temperamental or character traits that are natural. They are an inclination or a tendency toward a certain way to behave, learn, and express oneself. Dispositions are what children believe, their interests, what they experience in their daily lives and what is familiar to them. They provide important information about the way children learn. Join us across the online table today and gain the insight needed to nourish your children's dispositions.

So what are children learning when they're playing with blocks and puzzles or focused on a tech game? How does the opportunity to choose an activity impact the ability or interest to learn? How does the physical, social, and emotional environment impact children's ability to learn even as they play? These and other questions are discussed along with some practical tips to consider on today's episode.

Play is important! In fact, many parents, caregivers, and educators of elementary school-age children realize it is the key to learning. Join us across this online table as Dale Shipley returns to the classroom. We'll provide a few 15 minutes tips that you can initiate with your children to ensure their play is filled with a variety of toys, and materials. You might even be surprised to learn that while they are having fun they're developing.

What is physical literacy? Why is physical literacy so important and what is a parent's role in helping their children develop these essential skills? Questions are discussed and important information for parents and caregivers of primary and elementary school-age children is shared. Join us across this online table and learn how you too can become more actively involved in your child's physical literacy.

Amy McLaren joins me across the online table today. Amy's newly released book Passion to Purpose will lead you to discover that living a passion-fuelled, purpose-driven life is about reconnecting, or connecting for the first time, to your deepest passions. This busy mom of two splits her time between leading LadyStrength, a growing online community of driven, entrepreneurial women, growing an Airbnb business, and being hands-on CEO of Village Impact, the charity she and her husband foun...

In this episode, I welcome Dale Shipley across the online table. Dale is the author of Empowering Parents, Meeting Children's Learning Needs in the Kindergarten and Primary Years. If you're a parent, caregiver, educator, or someone who works with children 4-8 years of age you'll learn important information about the essential learning to learn skills children need to develop in order to be successful lifelong learners at home, at school, at play, and in their relationships.

In this episode, we'll dive into the topic of curiosity. We'll consider why it's an important skillfor parents and their children alike to practice and develop. We'll also consider how curiosity creates a type of distance that allows us to notice what we might otherwise fail to notice.

In today's episode, you'll learn 7 action steps parents can take that will influence life-long learning. A key ingredient to navigating the changes that lie ahead will be the environment and atmosphere created with the home. Creating an environment that is supportive, reflective, and restorative will impact these outcomes. So join me as we sit across this online table together here in the 15 Minute Classroom.

When working with families in my coaching practice, healthy bodies and healthy minds are two areas we consider as we sit down to talk about the needs within the home. Taking steps to prioritize your health will support your intentions to be physically and emotionally present with your children. Refueling your resources will make it easier to live from a place of health and demonstrate healthy life skills for your children. Join me and determine the steps you will take for sleep, exercise...

In the busyness of everyday parenting, it's often hard to find time to pause and consider where you're at, where you want to go, and how you're going to get there. Pull up a chair, relax, or listen while you work or run! You'll find information that might just help you relax, regroup, and walk away ready to take the next steps with your children.