Though it's much easier for us to categorize our things to make them easier to find and to know how to approach certain things, people (especially kids) are not so easy to label.  Most are unpredictable and so many things are circumstantial and how we respond/react to situations and other people are dependent upon our exposure to things.

Quiet and bossy kids would translate to social scientists and psychologists as introverts and extraverts, but many who live in the day to day easily make assumptions and then label others according to what they see, without knowing the entire story.  #finaljudgment -which should be avoided at call costs, as we ourselves hate it no doubt.

It's important to look into though because things like school shootings and other public tragedies occur simply because needs are not being met.  Kids often don't know how to deal with their emotions and many can't even name how they are feeling.  Sadly many don't even feel safe to feel anything because their real feelings are in contradiction with the household narrative.

Join our discussion as we explore  our FOUR part series to dispel the myths of quiet/bossy kids at home and within school.  We will then break down each type on it's own episode and then conclude with different ways to help validate and challenge to bring out the best for their preferred style of interacting with the world.

 You can reach Jenn-lin at: jennlin1791.com

You can reach Brittany at: therealbrittanyshane.com

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Hi, Jenn-Lin accidently deleted the first introduction lesson and this is a reset/re-do attempt so that you can get to know Jenn-Lin and Brittany a little more and their background.

We're just getting started with our mission to help families through discussions on various topics to bridge the gap between home and school.  You can listen to a quick "behind the scenes" clip, (because I couldn't figure out how to delete it, oops!).

Check out our backgrounds, favorite things that drive our passion and our "Why".  We're taking the basic: Who, what, when, where, why, and how approach. Our thought is that if you know a little about us then you can relate to us and know that we are both mothers (but from different view with her with young kids and myself with an adult kid). Brittany has extensive experience working with families in the positive psychology realm and myself in the classroom for several years.

As we get started, we begin with the setbacks, and our focus on the deep concerns for kids' mental health (which is often overlooked).

Our mission comes together with the concern for kids and helping them cope inside and out of the classroom and as individuals. We are excited to have the unpopular conversations that so many do not want to discuss.

It is our thought that if these conversations would have happened, perhaps more problems would've been solved sooner; many problems are yet to be solved.  We plan to have these conversations.

Please feel free to email and/or leave a voice mail on any comment or questions that you may have.  If it's something that everyone can benefit from , we just might use it on the show!

You can contact Jenn-Lin and Brittany at:

therealbrittanyshane.com

Another look at where bullies come from and where kids are seeing them.  They are not only found on the school playground but especially in the "cyber world" where most kids are.  You'll be surprised (or maybe not) to discover that most of them are adults! 2020 is the year of Karen and she's swinging with a vengeance never seen in previous years.  (Our apologies if your name is Karen) 

Even if you have a charitable atmosphere at home, what about when your children go into society?  When they must do assignments? What are the examples they are seeing.  

It really doesn't matter if you have children or not, if you are an adult, you must stop to think, 

"What kind of example am I setting?"  Yes it takes a village and the world is it and kids see and determine how to behave by EXAMPLE, and not so much by what is said.  

What are your thoughts?

You can leave a message for both Brittany and myself on the voicemail and/or contact me at: Jennlin1791.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Updating you with the restructuring and perfecting of Unpopular Playground. Welcome Brittany! Please feel free to contact us by leaving a voice mail and/or contacting me through my website: jennlin1791.com

A deeper Look into the current situation of one aspect of where the breakdown started, and possible reasons why many adults, who still have jobs, hate them more than they hated going to school.

This episode explains: the upcoming possible topics to be discussed about the “WHY” school sucks, how it came or be along with the various possible solutions. Stay tuned to the end to listen when Jenn makes a courageous attempt to define what “a Karen” is.

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School is a prison for many students now a days. Have you ever wondered what the purpose of your attendance is? What do YOU think it’s for? What is it SUPPOSED to be? This is ONLY the beginning of this journey to discover first where the disconnect occurred in the school systems inability to adequately prepare students for life. School is compulsory and a lot of kids hate going. University is also NO guarantee for success in life either. This seems to be the most logical start point in which to begin this journey to first, discover and name the problem and then to develop REAL solutions and from what clearly hasn’t been working and highlight some viable options for what is working in your life. Make sure to drop a voicemail and/or an email ([email protected] to get in on the discussion!

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