Nationally renowned neuropsychologist, author, and lecturer, Dr. William Stixrud, and author, speaker, and teen success coach, Ned Johnson, will discuss the brain systems at play in the developing adolescent brain, focusing on how a stronger sense of control leads to less stress and greater self-motivation.
They share what science tells us is integral for successful, low-stress, and happy lives and the concrete steps parents and students can take to position themselves for long-term success.
“I’m interested in what you have to say…” I have seen over and over in mediations and communication coaching sessions, that people need to be listened to, to believe that their opinions and feelings matter, before they a…
I have a tendency to talk incessantly aboutempathy. And if you’re my devoted readers, you know that empathy means conveying that you really understand another person’s point of view, completely. You don’t have to share the same pe…
When Rick Raemisch, Colorado’s new Chief of Corrections, asked to spend time in solitary confinement at a prison in Cañon City, some people thought he had lost it. But Raemisch, in an effort to ignite a larger discussion about the overuse …
As another year closes, we look back on 2013 and celebrate our many accomplishments in the amazing year we’ve had: Including new programs starting this past fall in ten countries, Roots of Empathy has now reached over 600,000 child…
