2013 Keynote

2. MY BACKGROUND
Mother of 4 children
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Educator for 23 years
Masters of Education
Love learning, love reading and
love people

3. FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS
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Know Yourself
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Know Your Children
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Connect with Others

4. LOGICAL------------------------------EMOTIONAL
Logical/rational/thinker:
Feeler/emotional/sensitive:
Strengths
Strengths:
Weaknesses
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child is upset because he/she was not invited to a birthday
party

5. PERFECTIONIST -----------------------------------EASY
GOING
Perfectionist:
Easy going/laid-back:
Strengths
Strengths
Weaknesses
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child came home with a 80% on a test.

6. STRONG-WILLED------------------------------COMPLIANT
Strong Willed:
Compliant
Strengths
Strengths
Weaknesses
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child has a friend who is always bossing him/her
around.

7. FLEXIBLE------------------------------------------STRUCTURED
Flexible/Creative:
Structured/Organized
Strengths
Strengths
Weaknesses
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child forgot to turn in his/her assignment.

8. EMPHASIZE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
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Identify your own emotions
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Focus on what they can control
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Focus on strengths more than weaknesses

11. You can’t always prepare the road
for your child, but you can prepare
your child for the road.